Explore a curated library of photos of workers in a wide range of skilled labor professions, using their special skills, training, and knowledge to perform their jobs: cooks, plumbers, carpenters, and more.

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Philippe Degroote

Palma

Spain

Balearic Islands

A glassblower uses a tool to shape a piece of glowing hot molten orange glass, with smoke rising from the heat.

Melchior Santos

Livorno

Italy

Tuscany

A silhouetted fisherman holds a fishing net up to the sunlight against a clear blue sky.

An array of old, well-used iron tongs and crafting tools are laid out on a rustic wooden workbench.

Port de Sóller

A close-up of a man's strong, weathered hands pulling a heavy rope on a boat at sea.

Freddie Roach

Japan

Tokyo

A suspended worker cleans windows of a tall building.

Liam Edwards

Morocco

Fez-Meknès

A worker in a hat hangs large pieces of brown animal hide to dry from a balcony on a sunlit earthen building.

A bearded fisherman in yellow overalls carefully handles a fishing net on his boat over deep blue water.

Igor Zacharov

A man using a make shift ladder to warm up glass in a workshop

Jon Way

A man measures a piece of wood with a ruler and pencil

A fisherman kneels on his boat, carefully untangling a freshly caught red fish from his fishing net.

Lee Morton

A man wearing a welding helmet in a shed full of tools.

Arianna Genghini

Milan

Lombardy

A close-up of a tailor wearing a white coat reaching for a pin from a black wrist pincushion held by another person.

Henry Jaine

Kaikōura

New Zealand

Canterbury Region

A person wearing dirty, ripped pants and boots pushes a shovel into the dark soil with their foot.

Leah Judson

United States

Virginia

A male sheep shearer carefully uses electric clippers to remove the thick, white wool from a sheep.

Detroit

Michigan

A craftsman with a beard, wearing a blue t-shirt and leather apron, carefully guides a leather shoe sole through an industrial sewing machine in his workshop.

Pollença

A person's hands carefully handle vibrant orange and white threads against a matching striped textile background.

Atticus Radley

A close-up of a worker's dirty gloved hand holding a sharp oyster shucking knife.

Carpenter looks down the length of a bean in his workshop

Ankhurr Chawaak

Thailand

A silhouetted man wearing a cap sprays water from a hose in front of a colorful train car.

Sóller

A senior craftsman with glasses sands a large wooden board while standing against a weathered wall under some foliage.

Jakob Wandel

Nashville

Tennessee

A craftsman's hands carefully adjust a combination square and hold a pencil, preparing to mark a measurement on a light-colored wooden surface.

Son Sardina

A farrier wearing red gloves uses a hammer to shape a metal horseshoe on a rusty anvil.

Annika Kafcaloudis

Close up of hot glass on metallic blowpipe in an interior setting

Joshua Thomas

Man holding and examining a curved piece of wood in a carpentry workshop.

Two men on a boat sail across the sea, leaving a churning wake behind them as they look out towards the horizon.

Artà

A man inspects a glowing surfboard in a dark workshop, creating a dramatic silhouette against the light.

Sian Fay Kerr

A jeweler's piercing saw floats against a dark blue background with a textured silver chain necklace threaded in place of the blade.

An elderly man with glasses looks up from sanding a wooden plank outdoors under a tree.

Alexandra Adoncello

Kangaroo Valley

Australia

New South Wales

The control panel of a dusty industrial welding machine with a red digital display showing 102 amps.

A craftsman in a grey sweatshirt carefully inspects a piece of turned wood in his workshop.

Multiverse

Filtration hose sits at base of woodworking machine  in room.

Ashley Chruszcz

A group of men in waders work together to haul a large green fishing net onto a rocky shore.

GS & Co

Man in workshop examines carved wooden shape while wearing a sawdustcoated sweater

A male baker wearing a face mask and apron carefully places bread dough in a proofing basket onto a metal rack.

Casey Ng

Malta

A barefoot man wearing a straw hat stands in the sunny doorway of a rustic, weathered building where another man works inside.

A close-up shot of a person's hands carefully winding a bundle of yellow and white thread around a finger.

A stack of weathered, colorful fishing baskets casts a long shadow on a wet dock during golden hour.

Jay French

Two silhouetted workers use tools to dig on a mountain with a dramatic view of snowy peaks.

A black and white portrait of a male carpenter in his workshop, wearing headphones and a cap while leaning next to a stack of wood.

A man is standing in a workshop as he lifts the face shield of his welding helmet

A tattooed blonde woman with jewelry works in her studio, using a small hammer to add details to a pair of denim jeans.

A fisherman wearing yellow waders stands on his boat, handling a fishing net while out on the open sea.

An elderly man is seen working on a piece of metal in a shop

Aaron Barrera

New York

An artisan carefully cuts a tobacco leaf with a special curved knife on a round wooden cutting board.

Man cutting a leatherworking pattern on a table with tools

A welder in a machine shop lit by neon lights.

Jonathan Elyea

Woman with apron concentrated on work.

Nikita Safonov

A worker wearing jeans and boots prepares a sandpit using a rake and a red broom at a sports stadium.

man inside the workshop holding a tool

A man wearing a welding helmet while using a welder in a workshop in a dimly lit area

Two fishermen stand on a boat mending their fishing net with a view of the water and distant mountains behind them.

Welder using a construction pencil to write on a table in an indoor environment with welding tools.

Chad Angus

Peppermint Grove

Western Australia

A person drives a ride-on lawn mower across a vast, perfectly manicured green field at a sports complex on a sunny day.

A male is working as a welder and is wearing a mask.

Inca

A craftsman holds a brown leather shoe, polishing its sole with a finishing machine in a workshop.

A close-up shot of a woodworker's hands carefully guiding a plank of wood through an electric band saw in a workshop.

A focused man wearing a cap and protective earmuffs uses a table saw to cut a block of wood in his workshop.

A bearded man in a dark jacket and grey shirt stands at a wooden table, operating a black and red hand-press machine with a piece of teal material.

Kasper Løftgaard

Copenhagen

Denmark

a collection of metal bar clamps with bright orange handles, hanging organized in a workshop setting.

An artisan's hand carefully crafts a glass smoke pipe, with the handle glowing red-hot during the process.

A close-up of a person wearing leather thumb guards while carefully threading a small needle.

Ryan Belk

North Charleston

South Carolina

A male blacksmith uses tongs to carefully place a piece of metal into a fiery hot forge.

A bearded man wearing a grey shirt looks out at the sea from the weathered window of a boat cabin.

Paraiso Estudio

Pair of woman's hands shaping a clay mug.

A fisherman wearing yellow waterproof overalls stands on a boat and untangles a large fishing net with the open sea in the background.

A man wearing a suit is sewing a dark material

TRU COLLECTIVE

Hand with a blowtorch and hammer shaping a metal object

Olena Serzhanova

Kyiv

Ukraine

Kyiv city

A female potter concentrates on her craft, shaping a piece of clay on the wheel in a studio filled with finished ceramics.

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