Every morning in Milazzo, many fisherman board their small 12ft boats and venture out into the coastal area to bring back the island’s most boutiful natural resource…..deliciously fresh fish.  Here a fishman, just back from his morning routine, displays his catch for the locals to browse and select their dinner.  At this particular moment, the fisherman is arranging fresh squid.

A little backstory…I really love people photography, but I have a tough time approaching strangers with my camera.  It’s a tough mental hurdle to get over, and I battle it and loose just about every time I have a camera in my hand.  This time, I got up the courage to ask this old sicilian fisherman if I could take his picture.  Despite the language difficulty, he immediately knew what I wanted, and immediately smiled, adjusted his shirt, stood as tall as he could, and put his best face on for my camera.  Its not one of my more amazing photos, but it easily rises to the top of my personal collection.