The image displays a bustling waterway settlement in Iwaya, Nigeria, under a bright sky with scattered white cumulus clouds

The image displays a bustling waterway settlement in Iwaya, Nigeria, under a bright sky with scattered white cumulus clouds. The foreground shows the interior bow of a weathered wooden canoe, partially submerged in dark water with minor surface ripples. A light-colored pole or pipe floats horizontally in the mid-left water. Multiple wooden canoes are active in the midground. To the left, a person wearing a straw hat and a pink top stands in a canoe, holding a white bucket. Centrally, a man in a patterned white shirt stands in another canoe, gripping a long pole, actively maneuvering the vessel. This canoe carries at least three other individuals, including two children prominently visible in orange safety vests. Additional, less distinct canoes are visible further back. The background reveals a dense row of informal structures, likely residential, built along the water's edge. These buildings feature varied construction materials, including corrugated metal roofs, wooden planks, and woven elements. Some appear dilapidated or leaning. Laundry is draped outside a structure on the left. A distinct blue-sided building with a red door is visible further right. Utility lines stretch horizontally across the upper midground. A single dark bird flies in the upper-left portion of the sky.