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Fishing With Poison
Photograph by
Stephen Alvarez
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To catch the cave’s fish, villagers grind the roots of barbasco, a plant collected in nearby mountains. This man will make a pouch from the leaves next to him to carry the barbasco to the cave. Sprinkled into its pools in the form of a paste, the barbasco, a mild poison, stuns the fish and makes them easy to capture. Although hundreds of yards from the cave, this area, like others, often bears the rotten-egg odor of hydrogen sulfide.
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Camera:
Leica M6
Film Type:
Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens:
35mm
Speed and F-Stop:
1/60 @ f/5.6
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Weather Conditions:
Clear
Time of Day:
Morning
Lighting Techniques:
Available light
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