• Fishermen navigate wooden frames over Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River, near Kisangani, DR Congo.Fishermen navigate wooden frames over Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River, near Kisangani, DR Congo.
  • Fishermen make their way to a series of fishing posts in the middle of the Congo river at the last cataract of Wagenia Falls, near Kisangani, DR Congo.Fishermen make their way to a series of fishing posts in the middle of the Congo river at the last cataract of Wagenia Falls, near Kisangani, DR Congo.
  • Most of the wooden frames are built near the river’s edge but some of the fishermen build frames in the very center of the river where the flow is greatest as they believe this is where the strongest, and biggest, fish live.Most of the wooden frames are built near the river’s edge but some of the fishermen build frames in the very center of the river where the flow is greatest as they believe this is where the strongest, and biggest, fish live.
  • Fishermen climb out over the Congo River to check their baskets at the seventh and last cataract of Wagenia Falls.Fishermen climb out over the Congo River to check their baskets at the seventh and last cataract of Wagenia Falls.
  • The nets are checked twice a day, in the early morning and late afternoon.The nets are checked twice a day, in the early morning and late afternoon.
  • Wagenia fishermen check their baskets at the last cataract.Wagenia fishermen check their baskets at the last cataract.
  • Fishermen navigate wooden frames over Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River, near Kisangani, DR Congo.Fishermen navigate wooden frames over Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River, near Kisangani, DR Congo.
  • A fisherman checks a basket at the second cataract on the Lualaba River (Upper Congo River), 100km upstream from Kisangani, near the village of Bamanga.A fisherman checks a basket at the second cataract on the Lualaba River (Upper Congo River), 100km upstream from Kisangani, near the village of Bamanga.
  • A fisherman checks a basket at the seventh cataract of Wagenia Falls (also known as Boyoma Falls).A fisherman checks a basket at the seventh cataract of Wagenia Falls (also known as Boyoma Falls).
  • Children check small versions of the bamboo baskets their fathers use, at the seventh cataract of Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River.Children check small versions of the bamboo baskets their fathers use, at the seventh cataract of Wagenia Falls on the left bank of the Congo River.
  • A fisherman gestures to men cast net fishing in the middle of the Lualaba River (Upper Congo River) at the fifth cataract, 50km upstream from Kisangani.A fisherman gestures to men cast net fishing in the middle of the Lualaba River (Upper Congo River) at the fifth cataract, 50km upstream from Kisangani.
  • Fishermen check their baskets at Wagenia Falls (also known as Boyoma Falls) in the middle of the Congo River.Fishermen check their baskets at Wagenia Falls (also known as Boyoma Falls) in the middle of the Congo River.
  • Fishermen remove a huge carp from one of their baskets at Wagenia Falls.Fishermen remove a huge carp from one of their baskets at Wagenia Falls.
  • Fishermen remove a huge carp from one of their baskets at Wagenia Falls, in the middle of the Congo River.Fishermen remove a huge carp from one of their baskets at Wagenia Falls, in the middle of the Congo River.
  • A young girl takes advantage of the low water level, at the height of the dry season, to fish in the small rapids of Wagenia Falls.A young girl takes advantage of the low water level, at the height of the dry season, to fish in the small rapids of Wagenia Falls.
  • A young girl takes advantage of the low water level, at the height of the dry season, to fish in the small rapids of Wagenia Falls.A young girl takes advantage of the low water level, at the height of the dry season, to fish in the small rapids of Wagenia Falls.
  • At dusk a fisherman checks a basket at Wagenia Falls, in the middle of the Congo River at the seventh cataract.At dusk a fisherman checks a basket at Wagenia Falls, in the middle of the Congo River at the seventh cataract.
  • The people of Balila on the Lindi River, a tributary of the Congo River, employ the same technique of basket fishing as the Wagenia.The people of Balila on the Lindi River, a tributary of the Congo River, employ the same technique of basket fishing as the Wagenia.
  • Pictured in December 2008, during the rainy season, the right bank of Wagenia Falls is seen at a very high level while fishermen check baskets and also fish with cast nets.Pictured in December 2008, during the rainy season, the right bank of Wagenia Falls is seen at a very high level while fishermen check baskets and also fish with cast nets.
  • The same scene as the previous image, pictured in August 2010, the right bank of Wagenia Falls is seen during the height of the dry season when the water level is very low.The same scene as the previous image, pictured in August 2010, the right bank of Wagenia Falls is seen during the height of the dry season when the water level is very low.