Fish laid out on frammed mesh to dry in the sun by Hilton Chen (6 images)

Anchovies are laid out in wooden framed mesh panels to dry in the sun, like a sliding block puzzle, with a worker in a tight space giving each tile a shake. The scale of the process was captured by Hilton Chen using a drone in Holi An, Vietnam.

The 56 year old said: “Each morning at dawn fishing boats come to the shore where eager buyers compete to purchase the day’s fresh catch.“

“The anchovies are caught by a net at sea and then laid out in...
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Anchovies are laid out in wooden framed mesh panels to dry in the sun, like a sliding block puzzle, with a worker in a tight space giving each tile a shake. The scale of the process was captured by Hilton Chen using a drone in Holi An, Vietnam.

The 56 year old said: “Each morning at dawn fishing boats come to the shore where eager buyers compete to purchase the day’s fresh catch.“

“The anchovies are caught by a net at sea and then laid out in the sun to dry on nylon mesh frames for five to six days.”
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