Mountains from the air
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The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I... [read more]
The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I... [read more] Blog: Mountain People
Date: April 7th 2004
PNG- News # 12 (April 7, 2004) Have you ever woken up in a beautiful lodge in the mountains in a foreign tropical rainforest, with large cinnamon trees and found that you were surrounded by people half your age? And you wonder to yourself, why do I feel so culturally maladjusted? That was Saturday. By dinnertime I felt myself up until I ate the turtle e ... read more
Date: April 7th 2004
PNG- News # 12 (April 7, 2004) Have you ever woken up in a beautiful lodge in the mountains in a foreign tropical rainforest, with large cinnamon trees and found that you were surrounded by people half your age? And you wonder to yourself, why do I feel so culturally maladjusted? That was Saturday. By dinnertime I felt myself up until I ate the turtle e ... read more
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An older adventuress, bowing down to the Goddess of Travel, I offer you through photographs and words what is like the world in Papua New Guinea but not the world. I invite you to explore encounters in Papua New Guinea. Plants grow, insects thrive, fish swim and people multiply.
This world is flat, framed and high contrast. Like the patterns of the billums, colours fight each other for attention making it impossible to identify features in the glaring sun. Eighteen months amongst brown eyes has left me unsteady, with limited depth of field, and many images slightly out of focus showing you... full info
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