Faces of Bougainville: Deep in Thought
“Deep in Thought”; Autonomous Region of Bougainville; December 2012
I was part of a team that was consulting remote villages in Bougainville about community problems and the potential solutions. While I was engaged in the discussions, I was also interested on the non-verbal responses of the villagers. In this photo, I captured a group of women and a man as they mentally processed a question that was raised.
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!
That pic speaks book volumes. Well done.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful photo for so many reasons.
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Thanks.
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A fantastic shot … it’s just like I can feel how intense they listen and how deep their thoughts are.
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Thanks, viveka. Glad you liked it.
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Jessie, this is beautiful
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Thank you so much, Mona 🙂
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Oh, you are back in the bush! Yippeeee! I missed that. I dunno how you managed to catch everybody in the group with such different and consistent puzzlement on their faces. I smiled when I saw the woman on the right. Such strength, composure, resignation almost. She has that “neutral zone” in her head where she dispassionately evaluates all that she sees. This is a multifaceted, intriguing portrait. The processing is superb. I do like the tones for this subject.
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Yes, George. Made special mention of you on my first post for this series. Check out “Islander” at https://travellingartist.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/islander/ 🙂 Thanks for all your encouraging comments!
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