Bwindi
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In 2003 I experienced a life changing event when I travelled to Tanna in Vanuatu in the Melanesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean with two friends. Tanna is populated by about 10,000 Ni Vans who mostly live in subsistence farming communities. Tourism infrastructure and foreign investment have been limited to less than 50% which has largely preserved their way of life from too much foreign influence. The last time foreigners descended on mass was in WWII when the American soldiers practically took over a few of the islands. This overwhelming influx of the modern world on a traditional culture permanently altered it when a number of cargo cults started up fashioning themselves on American military camps. Many Ni-Vans so overcome with the amazing technology and physical power of these soldiers decided being American must be pretty good so henceforth considered themselves adopted Americans. To show how American they were they rebuilt their villages in the style of the military camps, saluted the stars and strips and even made planes and jeeps out of bamboo. Mixed into this infatuation was aspects of ‘Kustom’ (native) religion and Christianity into a cult called the John Frum cult (short for ‘John from America’). Ever since WWII the John Frum followers have been waiting for the second coming of John Frum with his ship full of cargo for the faithful. Just before my trip the cult had become so troublsome that the army had been called in to disperse them. They did this by simply burning the village down so people would be forced to go home to their native villages (the village happened to be constructed on the side of an active volcano as well which didn’t impress the authorities much either). On their previous trip my two companions were invited to go and speak in the John Frum Village and meet their leader the prophet Fred a rare privilege for an outsider. I spent two weeks in Tanna climbed an active volcano and spent time getting to know the locals who kindly put us up in their village while we ministered to the local church. Two of the people I got to know the best were Jeremy a boy who took me under his wing and Willie an inspirationally spiritual man who was a church leader down there. I took this shot of my friends on the second last day I was there in the local river just below the village of Lonimilo. Having never been out of a western culture before experiencing village life, food, water (yuck), music (with no radio or TV the sound of acoustic guitars and singing were almost constantly in the background, yum) and living with such beautiful family oriented people profoundly effected my whole way of seeing the world. Jeremy and Willie’s smiles kind of sum the whole thing up. P.S. I don’t really see myself as a portrait/ people photographer but the bubble is such a great place to try out new things I thought I’d post it and see what people think. The shot was taken with my first ever SLR camera that I bought duty free on this trip. To get this shot I got into the river with Jeremy and Willie paranoid I would slip on the sloping bottom with my new baby, fortunately I kept my feet and got the shot, a precious memory. I’ve also been really inspired by Melinda Kerrs work too. To my great surprise this shot won the ‘B&W – Character – People Shots’ groups Indigenous People Competition in August 2008. It was also a finalist in the Black and White groups Emotion competition back in May 2008.
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Three Thai Children, taken on a floating fishing village in Thailand.
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one more of my favorites.i just love the way they where walking together, how there dresses swing, how they balance those (very) heavy pots on their heads, Rajahstan, india
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She also wanted to know what was going on…Rajahstan, India
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what a delight this child, it was so happy and really wanted on the photo, so this was easy and fun too…India
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This was one one of the first mornings i spent time in a Bishnoi village, i was as happy as Larry and was really impressed of the women, they looked so strong and what a wonderfull experience this was..Rajahstan, India!
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Playing the Didgeridoo in Rundle Mall
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This was taken at a Pow Wow that I took the kids to at the local Crafton College to see. The Native Americans were here in my City of Redlands and built the creek bed across the street from my house more than 200 years ago called the Sanja. This man was nice enough to pose for me!
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This was taken Koh Samui, Thailand. A Thai man and his wife cooling themselves outside their home.
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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Mountain Gorillas from the Nkuringo group in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. Taken on a most magical African safari in January 2007
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one of the local young lads
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While i was wondering through the little streets in Khuri a man came to me and asked to make some photos from his 6 weeks old baby,...what a little delight..Rajahstan,
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Young Thai Girl entertaining herself outside Thai markets in Phuket, Thailand.
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Seen on a walk through Mele village, Vanuatu. This little tyke was running around the roads, not a care in the world.
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I had the pleasure of being asked to do the photo-journalism for NAIDOC week in the Wingecarribee Shire. I met some wonderful people, captured some fantastic memories and enjoyed the many talents of Sean Choolburra. / Check him out… / http://www.seanchoolburra.com/ For those wanting to know what NAIDOC is visit here, / http://www.naidoc.org.au/what_is/
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I had the pleasure of being asked to do the photo-journalism for NAIDOC week in the Wingecarribee Shire. I met some wonderful people, captured some fantastic memories and enjoyed the many talents of Sean Choolburra. / Check him out… / http://www.seanchoolburra.com/ For those wanting to know what NAIDOC is visit here, / http://www.naidoc.org.au/what_is/
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda – this mother had given birth to twins but lost one only a month before we visited.
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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Nkuringo Group, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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