Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A farmer plucks saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A woman plucks saffron flowers while another farmer speaks on her phone in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women Workers Of Tea Garden - India

Women Workers Of Tea Garden - India

A woman plucks leaves among the bushes in a tea garden in Nagaon, India on April 9, 2025. Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian Farmer In Flower Fields - India

Indian farmer plucks flowers from a field in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 27 January, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A man plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A man plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A man plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A woman plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A man plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A girl plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

Saffron Harvest In Srinagar - India

A Family plucks saffron flowers as saffron harvesting season begins in Pampore, south of Srinagar. Pampore, also known as the Saffron town of Kashmir, is famous for its high quality saffron. It is one of few places in the world where the world's most expensive spice grows. Srinagar Kashmir, India, November 6, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thai woman makes good living by plucking gray hairs

Thai woman makes good living by plucking gray hairs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Woranan Dodocha plucks gray hairs from a customer at a store in Bangkok on April 21, 2011. Customers seeking to rid of their gray hairs without using dyes find the answer at Woranan's store, where she uses a comb and tweezers to pull them out one by one.

BANGLADESH-JHALOKATI-GUAVA-MARKET

BANGLADESH-JHALOKATI-GUAVA-MARKET

(220817) -- JHALOKATI, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman plucks ripe guavas at an orchard in Jhalokati, Bangladesh, on Aug. 14, 2022. A floating wholesale market in Jhalokati is now abuzz with buyers and sellers as the harvest of guava fruit, a specialty of the region, is in full swing in orchards near lakes and canals. (Xinhua)

BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-GUAVA-HARVEST

BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-GUAVA-HARVEST

(220812) -- CHATTOGRAM, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer plucks guavas at an orchard in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Aug. 10, 2022. (Xinhua)

KASHMIR-JAMMU-LITCHI

KASHMIR-JAMMU-LITCHI

(220616) -- JAMMU, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man plucks litchis from a tree in an orchard on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 15, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TEA TECHNICIAN (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TEA TECHNICIAN (CN)

(220501) -- MEITAN, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guo Jun plucks tea leaves in Meitan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 27, 2022. Busy toasting tea leaves on a stove, Guo Jun basks in the fresh aroma filling a workshop in Meitan County. After graduating from Guizhou University in 2016, Guo returned to his hometown to work at a tea company, where he learned tea making from a local master. In 2018, he became an instructor at a local technical school two years later. Honing one's tea-making skills demands huge reserves of patience, empathy and a strong sense of vocation. "My students and I have to bake while kneading the leaves by hand. Our hands often get burned on the wok, leaving them blisters," Guo recalled. "We, the younger generation, should cherish traditional tea making technique while tapping its innovative potential," he said. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

A girl dancing to the shamisen

A girl dancing to the shamisen

Two young women wearing long-sleeved kimono are practicing Japanese dancing. The woman on the right raises a fan while the other woman plucks a shamisen lute. This photograph is artificially coloured and framed.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐65‐0]

Thai woman makes good living by plucking gray hairs

Thai woman makes good living by plucking gray hairs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Woranan Dodocha plucks gray hairs from a customer at a store in Bangkok on April 21, 2011. Customers seeking to rid of their gray hairs without using dyes find the answer at Woranan's store, where she uses a comb and tweezers to pull them out one by one. (Kyodo)