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Summer Job Hunting: Alaskan Fisherman

Artsy website, FecalFace, has a great feature detailing every young man’s summer dream job: How To Be An Alaskan Fisherman. This first hand account by photographer and Deadliest Catch star Corey Arnold is pretty wild. He provides an amazing snapshot of what it takes to do a job like this and definitely dispels all the romantic myths that go with it:

I’m happy to share a few secrets here and clear up some common misconceptions. I’ll set this informative story to the tune of some recent snapshots from the 4 months I’ve spent working in Alaska since October… but I’ll also throw in some from the “old days” when it all began.

So check out the amazing photos, learn some tips for scoring one of the most dangerous occupations there is, and see what other “torturous” jobs you might be able to pick up with your newfound experience and wisdom. Coal mining in Svalbard actually sounds sublime.

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