Watermelon Harvest on the Nile

A large harvest of watermelons is piled on the sandy bank of the Nile at dawn, with traditional felucca sailboats moored nearby and silhouetted figures working in the golden light.

A photo of watermelons piled on the sandy bank beside moored feluccas along the Nile at Aswan, silhouettes in golden dawn light See more

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A wide-angle view of numerous colorful wooden fishing boats moored in a harbor under bright, midday sunlight with reflections on the water.

Several small wooden boats are beached on a white sandbar along a riverbank during late afternoon, with long shadows stretching across the sand under a soft, warm sky.

Several small fishing boats are grounded on the mudflats at low tide during a vibrant orange sunset, with winding water channels reflecting the sky and seagulls scattered across the landscape.

Workers carry baskets of açaí berries from boats docked at the Ver-o-Peso market in Belém during the early morning hours.

A white and grey cat sits on the carved prow of a wooden boat at sunset, with several dhows sailing on the orange-hued water in the background.

A row of traditional tall-prowed wooden fishing boats rests on the wet sand of a beach at sunrise, with their reflections visible in the tide's sheen.

A person wearing a conical hat rows a wooden boat filled with pineapples and watermelons on a river at sunrise.

A wooden table at an outdoor market stall in Xinjiang displays sliced Hami melons and piles of green grapes under bright, natural sunlight.

Three traditional wooden sailing boats with patched brown sails navigate a wide, calm river during golden hour, with a distant sandy bank visible in the hazy background.

Several colorful, traditional moliceiro boats with ornate, hand-painted prows are moored on a sandy beach in front of striped houses under a clear blue sky.

A fleet of traditional, brightly colored Luzzu fishing boats with painted eyes on their bows are moored in the calm waters of Marsaxlokk harbour in Malta during a golden sunrise.

An aerial view of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers in Khartoum at sunset, with the city stretching along both banks under a copper-toned sky.

A row of traditional wooden fishing boats with colorful carved bird figureheads rests on a sandy beach at dawn, with the calm South China Sea in the background.

A line of colorful wooden fishing boats is docked at a wharf in Karachi during a misty sunrise, with seagulls flying over the calm water.

A row of traditional fishing boats with ochre and red sails are moored in the canal port of Cesenatico at dawn, with Italian flags flying from their masts and reflections visible in the calm water.

Silhouettes of five children playing soccer on the wet tidal flats of a beach at dusk, with a traditional dhow boat moored in the background under a colorful sunset sky.

An aerial view of the Sinulog fluvial procession featuring a flower-decked galleon leading a fleet of outrigger bancas across the Mactan Channel at sunrise.

Bundles of pink lotus buds wrapped in newspaper are stacked on a wet concrete pier beside the Chao Phraya river at dawn, illuminated by a single overhead lamp.

A collection of stacked calabash bowls rests on the sandy bank of the Matan Fada river at dawn, with the calm water reflecting the pink sky and a line of dark doum palms on the far shore.

A row of traditional wooden pinisi schooners is moored at the Paotere harbour in Makassar during a hazy sunrise.

A large pile of watermelons sits in a harvested field under the warm, golden light of a setting sun, with one watermelon split open to reveal its red interior.

A traditional dhow with a triangular sail is silhouetted against a vibrant orange sunset over the water, with the distant skyline of Stone Town visible in the background.

A misty morning scene at the port of Mopti on the Niger River, featuring stacks of large stone slabs on the shore and several wooden pinasses moored in the water under a pale sun.

A traditional wooden felucca with a large white sail glides across the calm Nile River in Cairo during the early morning haze, with palm trees and city buildings silhouetted in the background.

A group of people play cricket on a sandy riverbank at sunset, with the silhouetted buildings of Varanasi in the background and dust illuminated by golden light.

A wooden dhow with a large patched lateen sail carries several people across the water at sunset, with the sun glowing through the sail fabric.

Fishermen work on a wet quay in the port of Essaouira at dawn, surrounded by blue crates filled with silver fish, with numerous blue wooden boats moored in the background under a sky filled with seagulls.

A fleet of small wooden sailing boats with patched white sails navigates a copper-colored lake at dusk, with dark green hills in the background and a large pink-lit storm cloud overhead.

A wooden longboat filled with large bunches of green bananas floats on a misty river at sunrise.

A busy floating market on a river in the Mekong Delta, with numerous wooden boats laden with colorful tropical fruits under a misty morning sky.

Silhouetted fishermen in traditional wooden boats cast nets on the Mekong River at sunset, with the islands of Si Phan Don visible in the distance under a golden sky.

People gather at the edge of a wide, misty river at dawn to release small, decorated boats carrying oil lamps and marigolds into the water as the sun rises.

A sunset view of multiple paraw sailboats silhouetted against a purple and gold sky over the calm waters of White Beach in Boracay.

Two rusted, wrecked trawlers sit in the shallow water of a ship graveyard under a hazy, ochre-colored sky with a pale sun, while cormorants perch on the masts.

A bustling floating market in the Mekong Delta at dawn, with numerous wooden boats filled with various fruits navigating through a misty river under soft morning light.

A bustling riverside market at dusk with vendors selling fish, pottery, and onions under reed-mat awnings, illuminated by warm oil lamps, with moored boats on the Nile in the background.

Silhouetted figures row small wooden boats across the pewter-colored Buriganga River at Sadarghat in Dhaka during a hazy sunrise.

A group of men in grey pherans trade vegetables from wooden shikaras on the misty Dal Lake in Srinagar, with the pale Zabarwan hills visible in the background.

A row of weathered wooden pirogues rests on the shore of a pink-hued lake, with piles of harvested salt nearby under a soft sunset sky.

A wooden ferry boat carrying passengers, bicycles, and cargo crosses the Nile River at sunrise, with numerous hot air balloons floating in the hazy sky above the distant hills.

Small wooden rowing boats ferry passengers across the Buriganga River in Dhaka at dawn, with large river launches moored in the background under a hazy, reddish sun.

Traditional wooden rabelo boats are moored along the Douro River in Porto at sunset, with the city buildings in the background illuminated by golden light.

A felucca with a glowing white sail navigates the Nile River at sunset, with silhouetted palm trees and granite boulders visible on the shore in the background.

A long, colorfully painted wooden boat carrying several passengers travels across the calm Niger River during a golden sunset, with distant acacia trees visible on the horizon.

A fleet of fishing boats sails out of a harbor at sunrise, silhouetted against a vibrant orange and purple sky over calm water.

A wooden boat laden with mangoes, rambutans, and coconuts floats on a canal at dawn, with other vendors in traditional straw hats navigating the misty waterway under palm trees.

A sunset view at White Beach in Boracay, featuring silhouettes of traditional paraw sailboats on the water under a purple and gold sky.

A procession of small wooden boats decorated with red and white garlands follows a lead boat carrying a statue out of a harbor at sunset, viewed from a stone breakwater.

Numerous paper lanterns with glowing candles float on the dark water of a river at dusk, with silhouettes of people standing on the bank in the background.

A busy floating market on a river at dawn, with numerous wooden boats laden with pineapples and pumpkins, many featuring tall poles displaying samples of their goods, and people wearing conical hats navigating the golden, hazy water.

Traditional wooden outrigger boats rest on a white sand beach at sunrise, with palm-thatched buildings in the background and a lone figure walking in the shallow water.

A felucca sailboat glides on the Nile River at dusk, with silhouetted date palms and the Theban hills visible along the bank under an apricot and violet sky.

A row of small blue-hulled fishing boats is docked at a harbor in Sokcho during blue hour, with mist rising from the water and mountains visible in the background.

A group of traditional Oruwa outrigger canoes with square brown sails navigate the calm, pink-hued waters of a lagoon at sunrise.

A crowded harbor in Elmina, Ghana, filled with numerous traditional wooden fishing boats painted in red, yellow, and green, with smoke rising from fish ovens in the background under the soft light of dawn.

A fleet of traditional dhows is moored in the calm water off the coast of Lamu at sunset, with the town's historic buildings silhouetted against a copper-toned sky.

A traditional Egyptian felucca with a white lateen sail drifts on the Nile River during a vibrant purple and orange sunset, with silhouetted palm trees along the riverbank.

A wooden felucca sailboat with a large white lateen sail carries passengers on the Nile River at sunset, with the Aswan riverbank and ancient structures visible in the background.

A fleet of shrimp boats with raised outriggers travels across a calm, golden bay at sunrise, silhouetted against a vibrant orange sky with seagulls trailing behind.

Two traditional wooden dhows are moored in the calm, reflective waters of Kilifi Creek at dusk, with silhouetted baobab trees and mangroves visible on the distant bank under an orange and violet sky.

A traditional wooden dhow with a large lateen sail carries cargo across the water near Stone Town, Zanzibar, during a vibrant orange sunset.

A traditional wooden dhow with a large triangular sail navigates turquoise waters near the coastline of Stone Town, Zanzibar, during a warm sunset.

A wicker basket filled with colorful dyed eggs and green onions sits on a grassy riverbank overlooking the Nile in Cairo, where numerous feluccas with white sails navigate the water under a soft morning sun.

A small wooden boat with a lone fisherman drifts between large traditional bamboo lift nets in Songkhla Lake during a vibrant orange sunset.

A woven basket filled with clay mangoes sits on a wooden boat on a river at dawn, with other boats visible in the hazy background.

Several Zeesenboote fishing boats with rust-brown sails drift on the calm, copper-colored water of the Bodden at sunset, with dark reeds in the foreground.

A night scene on a river in Dhaka featuring large, multi-deck passenger ferries illuminated by strings of lights, with several small rowing boats carrying lanterns navigating the dark, reflective water.

Traditional wooden abras cross the Dubai Creek at sunrise, with silhouettes of moored dhows and city skyscrapers visible in the hazy background.

A wide-angle view of numerous round bamboo basket boats resting on a sandy beach at sunrise, with silhouettes of fishermen carrying nets and distant boats on the calm sea.

An aerial view of a line of colorful fishing trawlers docked along a stone breakwater in a harbor at dusk, with the water reflecting the warm copper light of the sunset.

Two men pole a wooden boat carrying several cattle across a misty river at sunrise, creating silhouettes against the glowing light.