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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Ninety-one: A month on America’s “Last Beach.” > Fishing fun, Imperial Beach, California, 2014
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25-AUG-2014

Fishing fun, Imperial Beach, California, 2014

I made this incongruous image at the far end of the Imperial Beach pier, as a family of four, two of them wearing traditional Muslim costumes, enjoyed a chance to do some fishing. The man and boy at the left are watching a sea lion swimming just below the pier, while the woman in the yellow scarf proudly displays a bloody mackerel she has just caught. I use the reflection of the sun on the water at left to abstract the man and the boy, and allow the two women in the scene to take center stage. A kind fisherman has loaned the fishing rod to the woman in the yellow scarf for only a moment, and she made the most of it almost instantly.

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Phil Douglis30-Sep-2014 23:27
As I walked the length of this 1,500 foot pier, I was always looking not just for fishermen, but for fishermen responding emotionally to the task itself. The incongruous nature of costume was a bonus, and the subjects very kindly allowed me to share their pleasure with my viewers.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)30-Sep-2014 23:22
What a wonderful image. The incongruities leave much to the imagination.
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