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    Art merchant by: livonne Views[463] Floating on the Seine by: livonne Views[406] Relaxing on the banks of the Seine by: livonne Views[370] The Seine River by: livonne Views[362] When you live in a dry region as the backlands, having a river in your backyard is like winning the lottery. The stream Da Silva collects water from is not exactly at her backyard - specially because she doesn’t have a backyard per se – but 20 minutes away from her home. When the sun is about to set, she goest to the stream to collect the last bucket of water, so she can be sure she won’t need it during the night. by: anacarolinedelima Views[928]
     
    A grandfather & his granddaughter are resting in the shade of one of Dimen's bridges. These impressively colourful constructions cater for the community as a meeting space, shade and to connect the different parts of the village that embrace the river running through it. by: guizhouimpressions Views[1215] Gardiner Boat Launch on the Umpqua River, in the Douglas County park is a stunning waterway in Oregon by: annacalvert Views[781] Jaflong, Sylhet 2013.Dawki Suspension Bridge India. Meghalaya Dawki Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Umngot river. It was constructed in 1932 by the Britishers. by: world_nomads_adventures Views[2288] Jaflong, Sylhet 2013.Stone Collection from the Mari River, Jaflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. You can watch the stone collection from the river in Jaflong as well as you can enjoy the boating in the river Mari. by: world_nomads_adventures Views[1731] Jaflong, Sylhet 2013.Stone Collection from the Mari River, Jaflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. You can watch the stone collection from the river in Jaflong as well as you can enjoy the boating in the river Mari. by: world_nomads_adventures Views[1063]
     
    Displacing settlements - Villagers are forced to relocate as the river erodes away their lands mercilessly. Riazul, with help of others, moves his housing infrastructure to a less vulnerable site, before the cataclysmic river erosion displaces his home. by: mayurakshi Views[763] Away from the eroding shorelines - A young girl tries to come to terms with the fact that the river has ruthlessly washed away what used to be her playing ground, as her family prepares to relocate to a safer location. by: mayurakshi Views[887] The pure sense of helplessness - The villagers watch in utter helplessness and despair as the river Teesta eats away their land, rendering as many as 200 families homeless and landless in less than two weeks. by: mayurakshi Views[1044] Clear-cutting the timberland - Villagers cut down the bamboo forests and other trees on the eroding riverbanks, and take away the timber to build huts or put it to commercial use, before the river devours their fertile agricultural lands and crops. by: mayurakshi Views[1991] Swept into uncertainty - A woman engages in her routine brooming of the backyard, with the hope in her heart that tomorrow her homestead survives the violent riverbank erosion of the Teesta, in the massively affected Choyghoria village in Gaibandha district, Bangladesh. by: mayurakshi Views[1145]
     
    “Balancing with Nature”. The role of nature and people’s responsibility towards it is still unclear it seems in many parts of southern India. This river runs along the edge of Saraguru and while it is revered (a temple can be seen in the middle of the river) and valued for its role in agricultural irrigation and domestic uses, certain practices such as washing clothes along the bank introduces soaps and toxins into the water. This is affecting some of the fish populations and degrading the health of the ecosystem. Without the proper infrastructure to change those practices though, it is a hard battle to fight. by: jbatryn Views[1242] (3) Missoula is intertwined with several beautiful rivers. Though famous for its fly fishing, the Clark Fork River that bisects the town draws a constant flow of thrill-seeking bridge jumpers. This particular jumper looks strikingly serene in spite of the exhilaration that the experience delivers. He and his friends were visiting students in town for a swimming competition, but it didn’t take them long to blend right in with native “Missoulians” at the river. by: prhutchi Views[976] Calmness of the night. by: vvone Views[856] Fishing on the Haihe river 海河大桥. During the winter time Tianjin River it became a long piece of ice. Tianjin people like to fish a lot, and the ice doesn't stop them by: simonesantoba Views[1608]
     
    Freedom in Paradise. Palomino - Colombia by: momentos Views[1017] Making friends by the Ganges in Varanasi by: wanderlustkiera Views[414] 5:30pm. Locals return to their homes, in a race against fading light. by: estereotomico Views[583] 5:20pm. A kid patiently waits at the border of the Amazon river for his ride home while the scorching sun begins its way down... by: estereotomico Views[653] «A fisherman on the Mekong river, Laos» Mekong river, Laos, December 2012. A fisherman is working while we were sailing the Mekong up on a slow boat, from Luang Prabang to the border with Thailand. Many Lao people, like this fisherman, depend on the Mekong to live. by: rosafurtado Views[4280]
     
    Boats docked alongside the muddy banks of the Yangtze River in the city of Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. These small vessels are used to transport goods down the city's system of canals. by: littletrades Views[648] Ramiro, 22, is looking for the best place to cross the river with his This is my friend Joy's hands as we were on our way back from The Perfume Pagoda. As beautiful and cultural as the experience was, the best part of the trip was probably getting a phone call from our travel agent in the middle of the winding river. I felt like I was shooting one of those tourism ads. It was amazing. by: michinmari Views[465] Mekong Sunset in Vientiane by: lani Views[1977] Another river running through Cuenca by: pmok Views[651]
     
    Travelers have to watch out for the snapping handbags that patrol the waters. by: crocbait Views[2815] A river & a student by: diegoch Views[480] A river flow. by: diegoch Views[449] sight of river Danube- originateing in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the German town of Donaueschingen. After that it is known as the Danube and flows southeastward for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through four Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine. by: temberowa Views[659] by: vedra Views[469]
     
    by: vedra Views[476] by: vedra Views[470] by: vedra Views[490] SOS by boat. by: carla_dias Views[421] Girl catching butterflies by the river by: carla_dias Views[485]
     
    Storybook by: dlife Views[438] The Timorese students who accompanied us on the trip trudge across a river in our attempt to cross it in our trucks to get to Same. by: polygondom Views[357] Sam contemplating the plunge. Lightweight... the water wasn't THAT cold! (Chichester State Forest Camping trip, December 2009) by: crustyadventures Views[2485] (Chichester State Forest Camping trip, December 2009) by: crustyadventures Views[1525] The Allyn River - beautiful cool and clean mountain water. (Chichester State Forest Camping trip, December 2009) by: crustyadventures Views[2440]
     
    Exploring along the Allyn River banks. (Chichester State Forest Camping trip, December 2009) by: crustyadventures Views[3253] Família no rio Avon na parte norte do Hagley Park. Falta pouco para o início da primavera. by: pauloaprado Views[436] Big big snow in a river. by: mredovan Views[936] I travelled in a longtail boat like this down the river. by: jfernandes Views[2988] For centuries, vendors would travel by boat down the river to sell food, deliver post, make repairs. Life on the river still relies on this. Photo of food seller on river. by: jfernandes Views[793]
     
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