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‘The skill of the fishers with their foot-controlled oars was miraculous’: Alahattin Kanlio?lu’s best phone picture

The Turkish photographer was enchanted by this scene of a flower seller and monks on a lake in Myanmar

Alahattin Kanlio?lu had worked in the faculty of communications at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, for more than two decades before he took this image. A photography specialist, he first visited Myanmar in 2019, and was so captivated by the region that he returned in December 2025 to host a photography workshop. As part of the trip, the group of six visited Inle Lake, in the Shan Hills.

“The people of this region live in wooden houses built on tree stumps. Some surround the lake, but others are on the water, as if they’re floating,” Kanlio?lu says. “Agriculture and fishing are two of the main livelihoods here and, uniquely, the fishers use foot-controlled oars to steer the boat, keepinga hand free for their catch.”

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May 16, 2026 Photography Life and style Art

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