Wilven Hayes, 85, guides his boat down the Atchafalaya River. Wilven’s one of the river basin’s few remaining full-time commercial fishermen—and at 85, he can still run circles around anyone I’ve met on the water. He uses hoop nets to catch catfish and gaspergou, which he and his family then process and sell to the local community.
Photographed while helping filmmaker Keely Kernan document Wilven’s story.
