Spear Fisherman, Approaching Storm

This photograph was taken while spear fishing with Bong, the man in the photograph. As he was teaching me to fish, a storm swept in (see the storm clouds that we ignored). Clutching my camera and the boat, we swam into the protection of the mangroves in the background. This was long before I started using dry bags and silica gel. The black and white negative for this image was developed when I still just used one type of film—Kodak Plus X. Back then (2000), I developed my film in a portable changing bag and let my negatives dry in a small, single-man tent. A version of this image and my accompanying essay appears in the book, How Americans Do Their Business Abroad. Sizes: 8x10, 11x14