Jeremy and Willie

Awesome story and photo I wish I could se Jeremy smile like Willie is

Excellent b&w. Love the story this image tells and his great smile! Great work!

Great Work Travis

This is a great shot with a cool story to go with it, you should do portraiture more!

An image with a beautiful story, GREAT WORK Travis!!

fantastic b&w and amazing atmosphere

Great image and story behind it. I like the fact that you can’t see all of Jeremy’s face, shows the timidness of adolescence. And Willie’s smile is fantastic, strong and confident.

Wonderful shot, fantastic in b&w.

Great Capture really cool treat

Awesome shot! very “professional” looking!

Great capture. Perfect lighting.

great capture – super reflections and great choice of colour

great story and marvellous shot

The tones are simply fantastic and the composition could not have been better.
This should be hanging in some Museum in ancient Rome.
Beautiful…totally speechless…
A dose of magic indeed.

great capture, well done

great shot – love it

good pic

This is a beautiful portrait Travis.

Jeremy’s eyes reflected in the water are incredible! that said, the picture overall is simply stunning.

Beautiful, excellent shot!

Perfect!!! What a great fun image!

ncie!

marvellous work.. really love the feeling in this photo

I had missed this until the b&w bm this morning pointed me this way…I haven’t even finished my first half cup of coffee but needed it not to be drawn into this image and then your story…I love it for all the reasons I should – the light, color, comp…but most of all for the light coming from these two and wide open faces…just wonderful, Travis

so cool ! I love it-
Its pretty amazing when you meet such pure souls !

Wow this is a great shot.

Congrats. Well, this is a brilliant shot!

This is such an amazingly beautiful shot…beautiful faces and perfect lighting. Wonderful words to go with it!

I see why it has made the finals.. Its excellent b/w!! The expressions on these faces are priceless!

Very beautiful

superb image, congratulations

Beautiful image and beautiful story – very deserving finalist I reckon – don’t underrate yourself man – this is beautiful and moving.

great shot

wow, fantastic feel and light.

oh my gosh, this is so fantastic! the tonal scale and lighting is beautiful. an amazing capture!

Great capture!

Fantastic shot tells a real story of how the simple things in life are the most important things in life. “Excellent”

Had similar feeling listing to the drumming practice sessions at night around the French Polynesian islands. Makes you really think about what really matters (and doesn’t) in life. Love all the Pacific Islands! A happy shot.

Fantastic !

Great work caught the happiness, I love Vanuatu cos of the Ni-vans, beautiful people {>:

incredible lighting, well done

Exquisite and LOVE what you wrote – what a blessing that experience must have been. Sitting here imagining a bamboo plane and jeep :)

Wonderful story and thanks for writing such a long description I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and though I had heard of the cargo cults and John Frum before your succinct description has clarified it all for me.

Great capture

Its an image you cant help feel drawn into..and rightly so..What a wonderful story and adventure or event for you Travis. Amazing..the warmth in thier eyes and that smile..so welcoming..so trusting. So full of love and faith. Awesome.

fantasic comp,lighting and Techs,such a fantatic capture Travis that smile could melt a thousand hearts.

Just brilliant.

love this fantastic.

great shot and a fascinating story to go with it. i’d never heard of these cults or anything like it.

Your work is quite stunning – to be able to offer such variety, and so well seen and produced…amazing.

superb image – so love the connection bewteen viewer and subject here!

stunning work

You have got some real talent, my compliments! Great Work!!

Such an amazing outcome, wonderful feeling and love the story!

One of the best shots i have seen ever, great

i absolutely agree with your sentiments on the impact foreigners have on cultures like this.. cutural tourism is raging ….. (unfortunately)

just gorgeous Travis .. perfectly composed

superb joint capture and what a fascinating place ..! congratulations on the home page !! well done indeed! :)

this is an amazing shot of your two friends
with a wonderful and inspirational story
to accompany this beautiful work!!!!

Congrats on Homepage Travis! This is such a wonderful image!

A winner from all views.. You were so blessed.. Life has its basics .. A roof over your head. Food in your stomach . And someone to share love.. You have shared something beautiful.. Thank you..

Simply beautiful image!

This is an amazing photograph, its so perfect, I urge you to enter it in a competition or two. Its a real winner. BillyLee

Congratulations on having this fine work Featured on the RED BUBBLE HomePage! 29 July 2008
It’s great that you were able to visit outside our culture. Thank you so much for sharing it in your pics and writing!

lovely photo. :)

this is an absolutely gorgeous photo – very deserving home page!

Congratulations on the home page Travis~!!! One of my favourite photos! Very well deserved :D

Outstanding shot! Congrats on homepage feature!

Beautiful portrait. The goodness just shine out of their eyes. Congratulations on being featured on the home page.

Fantastic shot!!!! This caught my eye straight away. congratulations on being featured on the home page!

Travis this is exceptional. The reflections and how you’ve managed to balance the tones is really skillful. What a great shot!

And I’m humbled by your reference to me Travis :)

brilliant – made me smile….

Fantastic image Travis and congrats on making home page!!

Congrats Travis ~ so very deserving ~ a wonderful capture of the moment xx

This is such a wonderful portrait – the faces, water, light – perfect! Thank you so much for all the info about a part of the world I know little about.

Fantastic work Travis!! It almost speaks!! Well done!!

Beautiful photograph and great reading!

Congratulations on being featured on B&W people shots. Great job!

i love this awesome shot! congrats on winning!!!!
you deserve it ;)
love, carol
xxx

Great capture…...Congrats on winning!!!!!

fabulous image

congrats on the win Travis, you had my vote! I just love these beautiful vibrant faces & the darkness of the water & background…. very deserving of the win.

this is a great image

Back just to say that I’m so delighted that your image won! Congratulations!

Congrats! Gorgeous!

Stoked this won. Well deserved!

Wow ! Superb portrait,fantastic in B&W ..CONGRATS ON YOUR WINNING…

Wonderful shot!! Well deserving of the prize winner…well done!! peace, jewels

this is so good! well done and all the best

Great pic. Congrats!

Ooh this was my favorite !! Congrats !

Congratulations Travis on winning. A magic shot. John

Congratulations – this was always one of my favorite shots on RB! Well done!

The composition of this image is lovely and the two faces a joy to view, well done.

congratulations on your win travis…..

Thanks everyone appreciated

Congratulations. This is an awesome picture. A sure winner!

Bravo. Wonderful shot.

congrats,,,,,,,,,,great image

Congratulations! On being the winner of the Indigenous People competition in the B&W Character group. Great Job Travis!

Congrats on win! well done

congrats on winning the contest “ind.people”!!!
nice work!!

Congratulations on being the Featured Artist for the Black & White Photo Group! 18 Aug 2008
I loved your pic when it was on the RB HP, and still think it’s fantastic. This needs to go to one of the Australian Groups for their Fathers’ Day. (One has a competition, but I don’t remember which.)

- and - THE EYES HAVE IT would probably love a pic of Jeremy. He’s a handsome young man, and his eyes are gorgeous!

Congratulations. Beautiful photo!

Beautiful work!

outstanding shot… love the B&W

Brilliant work.

Congratulations, this image has been featured in the Descriptions Group

-Lance

Congratulations on your feature Travis..i love this image!!!

I realy love that photo,another great work for Body of work.

Wonderful story attached to this one Travis and congrats on your well deserved feature in Body of Work. My partner and I took our kids to Tanna when they were 6 and 4. It was so wonderful to see the children take their hands and go and play together even without a common language. Thansk for sharing your delightful view of the world with us.

Wow this is cooollll

Great tones and portrait

beautiful capture!!

Fabulous picture, of father and child.. just love it.

Absolutely stunning Travis. They are the most beautifully natured people on the earth.

Wow

Fantastic!

Congrats on making homepage today with this fabulous image!!

Very well captured and congratulations on making the home page!

Loved this the first time I visited and faved it…..now I see it on the home page well done!

Absolutely fantastic portrait!!!

Wonderful story you told too…glad you went, because you tell it well!

So delighted to see this image on the Home Page again Travis!! Its an excellent image and well deserved Feature!! Great job !

Amazing! The photo lives.

I love this picture!!! It just brings a warm smile all over me….

Hey Trav – sooo great to see this on the home page! brilliant! congrats mate!
;)))

Nice shot man. love the depth.

Beautiful! Love it:)

Congrats on the Home Page Feature!

nice shot, very well done!

what a beautiful shot

This is a beautiful image Travis, well done!!

I just LOVE everything about this image. In fact your whole gallery is amazing!

Wonderful shot!
Love the Band W
Lovely story!
You have a wonderful heart.
Kaiden

I like that!

Fantastic image – great text!

Wow great image :o)
Must have been an amazing experience!
I see your from Croydon South, I just live in Lilydale :o)
You have an amazing Gallery!

Wonderful image. Great impact with B&W.

simply terrific!

Great capture!

Congradulation on your challenge win.

Excellent shot…

Fantastic. Congratulations.

Truly a winner Travis!

congratulations !!! This is absolutely wonderful !!

I love your wonderful story and very much enjoy your sensitive portrayal and efforts to preserve a fascinating culture. I especially enjoy your portrait of the child. Congratulations on your features, I wish you every success and much happiness. I invite you to add your images to Dimensions.

Aloha e Malama pono,

Sharon

Their eyes are so full of life! This is a beauftifully taken shot, well composed and the black and white enhances the lines so that there are no distractions, just the people and the water. Wonderful!

Wonderful shot, a deserved winner!

stunning shot, wonderful light on the faces, great stuff

opps! sorry! forgot to add congratulations on your challenge win, well deserved.

Congratulations on your feature. Great work!

This is a magnificent capture and congras on your feature :)

Congratulations Travis on your challenge win!! :o)

on being our avatar winner great job well done !!

You definitely had my vote. FANTASTIC capture.CONGRATULATIONS!!

wonderful picture and a really fascinating story – thanks!

I soooo love this image, I think it’s one of my fave portraits here on RB,, Love the mood and character.

fantastic casual portrait… intimate and fun!

Great portrait… works well in B+W.

fabulous capture;

I love your story and how you got to this place of trust with these folks…quite amazing and really very interesting….Beautiful smile on the older gentleman…the child seems tentative still….only being your second day with them…I love their reflections too. This image is fantastic and I’d love to see more. ( you should write a book as well..lol…good stuff) ;)

Wow. This is one heck of a portrait. Excellent.

wonderful image

Wow, such a lifelike image of these two people. Love the monochrome and the naturalness of the image. Great story in it as well. Well done.

Wonderful with a great meaning.

Wonderful with a great meaning.

whoo hoo

what a shot and what an insight. hope your ministry was effective. I was recently reading about a tribe that worship the Duke of Edinburgh along with other pagan deities.

Brilliant capture

What a photo. Well done.

Hi Travis, I was looking at your fisheye shot of the Pinnacles and took a stroll through your other work as well. This is a hauntingly beautiful shot of your friends, and the story is amazing and beautifully told. I’ve wondered how the heck some native cultures could preserve their way of life, and limiting outside investment to 50% may be the only real way. Thank you for going there, being with them, making friends with them, and wading into the pool with your new camera! Clearly you have the gift and the eye for people shots!! AMR

Hi Travis, This shot is so arresting, I had to come back for another visit!