National Geographic editors' favorites from Photo Contest 2012
"Waterfall Fisherman of Si Phan Don." A fisherman, clenching a knife between his teeth, grabs a rope to steady himself in a waterfall in Si Phan Don in Southern Laos. A select few fishermen risk their lives daily to catch fish from the swollen Mekong River using small bamboo traps to catch migratory fish traveling the falls. (Jacob James/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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