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    My Day at Murawai

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    I ask Chit what he does with all the fish he catches? It can be a long day here fishing Chit says as his friend pulls in a small fish. They often stay late into the night fishing. He says they catch all sorts of fish including snapper, kahawi, trevally. I ask Chits unspoken friend if he is happy with his catch? He just looks and smiles. by: kiwi-with-a-camera Views[628] Fishing here is not the same as back home, he tells me. Back home Chit used to tie fishing lines to overhanging trees then leave and comeback later to see if anything had taken his line. Here a Gannet colony overlooks these tiny fishermen below. Chit says he try's to come here as often as he can to fish, when he's not working as a gib boarder. He says he is cautious though and knows the dangers of rock fishing in the wrong conditions. Twice he has been swept off his feet by surging waves while fishing at high tide. by: kiwi-with-a-camera Views[651] At Murawai beach there is a place fisherman come to test themselves against the elements and ocean. On a long flat rocky outcrop stretching out into the ocean, this is where I met Chit (far right) and his none english speaking friend; both from Myammar, Burma. Chit tells me he and his friend left from Myammar several years ago because as he puts it,
     

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    Saturday, 22 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I'm just a regular Kiwi guy with a love for photography and story telling. I love a photo's ability can capture a moment in time, to be forever relived by the viewer. I have a real hunger to learn and believe that I have raw talent as both a photographer ... Read more >
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