I can still remember that magical morning where I spied this fisherman cormorant fishing along the Li River in Guilin, China. It was a dance that I needed to capture. I learned that this traditional method goes back 1,300 years. Yet despite a slow resurgence, cormorant fishing is still, sadly, a dying art and banned in China as the decline in fish populations, has made the situation unsustainable. This ancient tradition is now predominantly practiced for tourism, re-enact for visitors by elderly men who had been fishing this way their entire lives.
Sherwin Magsino (Win) is a professional landscape and commercial photographer from Manila. His foray into the creative industry started with his own business which provides graphic design and web development services. As a landscape photographer, Win has won numerous photography awards from National Geographic, Skylum, WPPI, and other organizations. Win is currently a Brand Ambassador of Fujifilm Philippines, Skylum Software, and NiSi Filters Philippines.