Red

While taking photos of downtown Port Moresby from the 13th floor terrace of my office building, this bright red street scene immediately caught my attention.  It’s just a small stall bearing the name… Read More →

Port Moresby

What About Port Moresby? Having posted dozens of photos about Papua New Guinea, I was just waiting for one of the readers to ask something like, “What about Port Moresby, what can you… Read More →

Children of Papua 13

I pretended not to notice them as they peeped from behind the bamboo while I photographed their village and talked to some of their parents.  But one boy made this “you’re it!” gesture… Read More →

Market

An afternoon rain sent traders packing up their goods and folding their flimsy tents leaving behind just three stalls and a maze of wooden poles standing bare on muddy ground. Related Posts by… Read More →

Dugout 7

Three long dugout canoes wait for their passengers by the riverbank in Kiunga in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.  These motorized boats ferry passengers between villages along the Fly River and… Read More →

Dugout 6

A lady and a group of kids on a dugout canoe depart the riverbank in Kiunga and head for their village across the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.… Read More →

Mothers and Kids in a Bar?

It’s actually just a small store I found in Kiunga, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.  It’s the store’s name and stark red color that caught my attention.  You can probably… Read More →

Picnic

Armed with zoom lens and, like a stalker on my hotel balcony, I was taking photos of the people and activities on the Daru seaside market when this group of young men noticed… Read More →

Daru Island 1

Stranded I was on my way to Kiunga in Papua New Guinea when our plane had to make an emergency landing on the island of Daru because of fuel leaking into the cabin.  It… Read More →

Village Life 2

Deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, village life can be very different from those near the coast (see Village Life 1).  The jungle exerts a stronger influence on the life of… Read More →