Terminal 7: The Old and the New
“The Old and the New”: Domestic Terminal, Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The wall of the domestic airport displays eye-catching murals about traditional ways of life and costumes in Papua New Guinea. But those scenes of tribesmen and women clothed in colorful feathers, leaves and handwoven fiber and armed with spears, bows and arrows are getting scarce, rapidly being replaced by people sporting a different set of garb and gadgets.
The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
Very current photo …. Port Morseby has developed since I was there .. *smile. Fun photo.
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I think it has changed — somehow. Thanks, viveka.
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it must have .. I remember it like a dump. Great photo.
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My recent excursion through US east coast airports have nt been so photogenic!
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Oh, that’s sad. But I’m sure there’s a great airport shot out there just waiting for you to take. 🙂
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