Photo of the Day 1 September 2008


Fishing Boats, Hebei, China, 2003
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
Fishermen prepare their nets on Panjakou Reservoir in Hebei, China. This tranquil lake, formed when the Luan River was dammed in the late 1970s, hides a stretch of China's Great Wall. The submerged structure now serves as an artificial reef, which attracts the carp these fishermen seek.