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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Nicole Giampietro

A man wearing a winter coat stands outside holding a roll of black electrical tape

Augusta Sagnelli

Paris

France

Île-de-France

A man on a ladder trims a hedge along a metal fence on a city street, with a bicycle parked in the foreground near a road sign.

Katelyn Perry

Morocco

A person lifts a steaming bundle of yarn out of a dye pot cooking over a roaring open fire.

Jakob Wandel

Nashville

United States

Tennessee

A focused woodworker wearing earmuffs and safety glasses carefully guides a wooden plank through a table saw in his workshop.

Sim Warren

A man is looking up at the ceiling as he holds a drill in his hand

Philippe Degroote

Ferreries

Spain

Balearic Islands

A collection of rustic woodworking hand tools, including a hammer and adzes, lie scattered among wood shavings on the floor.

A craftsman carefully uses a dial gauge to calibrate a CNC machine before drilling into a wooden board.

Arianna Genghini

Milan

Italy

Lombardy

A person's skilled hands carefully perform detailed needlework on an ornate, shimmering garment.

Sóller

A close-up shot of a carpenter's hand using a hand plane to smooth a wooden board, creating delicate shavings.

Palma

A baker wearing a flour-dusted brown apron kneads a filling into fresh dough on a wooden countertop.

Inca

Close-up of a shoemaker's hands using a traditional tool to meticulously craft a handmade brown leather shoe.

A skilled woodworker wearing a cap carefully marks a circular piece of wood on a workbench inside his bustling workshop.

Igor Zacharov

Close-up of a man's calloused hand holding a stack of welded metal plates showing iridescent colors from heat treatment.

Alexandra Adoncello

Kangaroo Valley

Australia

New South Wales

A close-up of a worker's hands carefully placing a piece of material into a large industrial press brake machine in a factory.

Atticus Radley

A commercial fishing boat with crew members on deck operates on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Port de Sóller

A fisherman in black overalls concentrates on mending his tangled fishing nets on the deck of his boat.

A clothier writing on a tablet while sitting on a workbench.

Artà

An artisan's hands are shown up close as they use scissors to cut and weave fibers into rope.

Grant Puckett

Wisconsin

Close up of a craftsmans hands using a tool on the edge of a leather piece

TRU COLLECTIVE

A worker is using a torch to heat a piece of metal, which is attached to a lathe.

Lee Morton

Detroit

Michigan

a mechanic working on the underside of a car that is lifted on a hoist in a garage, illuminated by the overhead lights.

A fisherman sits on his boat in the middle of the ocean and sorts through his fresh catch of red scorpionfish.

A male woodworker wearing a cap looks at the camera while standing next to a stack of wood in his workshop.

GS & Co

A man uses a blowtorch to repair a boat, with flames casting a warm glow in the dimly lit workshop.

Two fishermen get ready for a day of work, one putting on his gear while the other stands on their moving boat at sea.

Ryan Belk

North Charleston

South Carolina

A blacksmith forges a piece of red-hot iron on an anvil using a hammer and tongs in a workshop.

Close-up of hands working with wood, shaping a curved piece.

Baltimore

Maryland

A man working on building plans at his workshop table in an interior location

A focused woodworker wearing a cap carefully assembles a wooden stool in his workshop.

A male baker wearing a protective face mask and a cap carefully portions bread dough on a scale in a bakery.

A mechanic works under a car with a wrench in his hand.

Jacob Bonifacio

Utah

A man wearing a work coat and a backwards baseball cap climbs into the driver's side of a truck in a monochrome photograph.

OchreOchre

A worker carries a wooden ladder as he walks down an unfinished corridor where electrical outlets need to be installed

Kyle Niego

A man in work boots and denim lies on cardboard over icy ground, holding a socket wrench beside a tool roll, coffee mug, and thermos in bright morning light.

Ransom

A hand applying a product to clean a sword.

A powerful blowtorch flame heats metal to a molten, glowing orange state inside a small, dark forge.

A glowing, fiery orange spiral of molten glass is spun on a rod inside a dark furnace during the glassblowing process.

Roman Fox

A railway worker in a helmet stands on the front of a red locomotive at a station platform, with passengers waiting in the background.

A close-up of a skilled shoemaker's hands using a vintage machine to craft the sole of a leather shoe in a dimly lit workshop.

A craftsman uses a steaming tool to shape a piece of hot, glowing orange glass on a dark workbench.

Worker grinding metal in a shop with sparks flying

Andrew Gura

A construction worker stands on scaffolding while renovating the interior of a storefront with a partially open garage door.

A close-up shot shows a craftsman's hands using a sharp tool to precisely cut a pattern from a piece of material.

A high-angle view of a large, tangled fishing net with floats resting on the deck of a boat next to a fisherman.

Close-up of a person in brown overalls using a vertical band saw to cut a piece of raw wood in a workshop.

A fisherman stands silhouetted on his boat against the mountains and the warm glow of the setting sun.

A man wearing a cap and vest makes pour-over coffee using a gooseneck kettle in his woodworking workshop.

An assortment of tools and parts, including a wrench, blade, and tape, lie in a wooden tray on a large metal machine tool.

Johan Knobe

A carpenter is drawing a line on some wooden sticks using a ruler and a pencil.

A woodworker wearing protective ear muffs and a baseball cap cuts a plank of wood on a table saw in a workshop.

Close-up of a tailor's hands carefully sewing a delicate pink garment with gold embroidery.

Liam Edwards

Fez-Meknès

An overhead view of a bustling, traditional leather tannery with workers surrounded by numerous vats of colorful dye.

Annika Kafcaloudis

Carpenters tools scattered on a dirty floor after a day of work

A man in a baseball cap and vest looks down at his mobile phone while standing in the doorway of a workshop.

A close-up of a fisherman's hands holding a tangled fishing net on a boat over the dark ocean water.

A shoemaker uses a specialized industrial machine to stitch the sole of a leather shoe in a workshop.

Construction worker in blue hard hat and jacket carries insulation roll in renovation project.

Hands working with drill in the assembly of wooden furniture.

Diego Contreras

Los Angeles

California

A man with a beard and afro hairstyle wearing a grey hoodie and a beanie stands amongst stacks of tires at an auto repair shop.

An overhead close-up shot of a metal lathe machine tool in a workshop, with metal shavings scattered around.

A woodworker in a grey sweatshirt uses a tape measure on a circular piece of hardwood in a workshop.

A fisherman's weathered hands and strong arms pull a wet fishing net from the blue water onto a boat.

A group of fishermen sort their fresh catch of shrimp and fish into white crates on the deck of a fishing boat.

Guatemala

A woman in vibrant traditional clothing sits on a wooden deck while skillfully using a backstrap loom to weave.

Des Iles

A close-up view of a fishing boat docked at the waterfront, with colorful nets piled on the deck and a buoy hanging from the side.

A craftsman carefully shapes a piece of hot molten glass at the end of a long blowpipe in his workshop.

A tradesman wearing ear protection and a cap carefully works on a piece of wood using a large machine in his workshop.

A person in a work apron brews pour-over coffee, carefully pouring hot water from a black kettle into a glass coffee maker on a workbench.

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