B-Roll Friendly Fisherman – Bay of Bengal – Fatrarban Mango Forest
The Mangrove Beauty – Sundarban Fatrarban ফাতরার বনের রূপ Bangladesh
Man, these guys work HARD. A fully loaded basket can weigh as much as 45 kg (100lbs). They’re so agile at walking the bowline of a boat and a wobbly dock. And yet, they still find a way to smile and joke while working. Rain or extreme heat, as long as it takes to transport a fully loaded boat for less than $10 a day!
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the most extensive such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats, and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes.
The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger, and other threatened species, such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python.
We took many clips of the fishermen working on their boats, unloading mounds of small shrimp from their day’s catch.
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This particular day was a special visit to his sister’s village and on his brother-in-law’s boat.
The visuals I captured of the men working that day were truly stunning. Despite the challenging nature of their work (from my Canadian perspective), I couldn’t help but admire the resilience and friendliness of these hard workers.
We now have plenty of great B-rolls and images that I plan to use in future pieces.
I’m already looking forward to my next trip to Bangladesh, where I can use a drone to capture even more stunning imagery.
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B-Roll Friendly Curious Locals Gather Around Me – Alipur Fish Docks – Bangladesh
Everywhere I went crowds gathered. Despite the harsh working conditions these guys still find a way to smile and joke while working.
B-Roll Repairing Fish Nets at the Alipur Fish Docks – Bangladesh
Fishermen repairing their nets. Rain or extreme heat, for as long as it takes. Then back up to the boat again.
B-Roll Ibrahim Sorting Fish, Alipur Fish Dock Bangladesh
One of Ibrahim’s jobs is unloading, sorting, counting and transporting fish baskets from the large wooden boats in his village of Alipur in the district of Patuakhali, Barishal Division in Bangladesh.
B-Roll Working the Scales, Alipur Fish Dock Bangladesh
A fully loaded basket can weigh as much as 45 kg (100lbs). These agile workers walk a wobbly dock up the ramp to the fish processing area. And yet, they still find a way to smile and joke while working.
B-Roll Weigh, Auction, Pack Fish, Alipur Fish Dock Bangladesh
Fish at auction; Ibrahim’s market specializes in a wide array of catches: crabs, rupachanda, karala, hilsa fish, and more.
B-Roll Men Carrying, Sorting Fish on Their Heads, Alipur Fish Dock Bangladesh
It’s incredible to see how skilled those fishermen are living and working on these boats in groups of as many as 20 men per vessel for days on end, extreme rain or shine, for a few dollars a day.
B-Roll Ibrahim Carrying Fish on Head Alipur Fish Dock Bangladesh
Ibrahim and the salty, weathered Muslim men who work in his rural village of Alipur live a simple, harsh, yet spiritually connected life.
B-Roll Skillfully Carrying Fish – Bay of Bengal – Fatrarban Mango Forest
Man, these guys work HARD. A fully loaded basket can weigh as much as 45 kg (100lbs). They’re so agile at walking the bowline of a boat and a wobbly dock. And yet, they still find a way to smile and joke while working.
B-Roll Daniel~Ibrahim Getting Ready to Parasail Bangladesh
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B-Roll Daniel~Ibrahim Parasailing in Bangladesh
Experience the creative journey behind our videos. From editing on an iPhone to adding a signature outro bumper, explore the transformation of raw materials into captivating content like the thrill of parasailing in Cox Bazaar along the Bay of Bengali.