Children of Papua 9
It was still early in the morning, the water of the Fly River must be cold, and these kids were feeling a bit camera-shy.
But an older kid, seeing a photo opportunity, did a wacky pose (don’t worry, he came out of the water just fine).
That ‘broke the ice’ and the next photo looked a lot more fun.
Related Posts by Shutter Bug:
- Children of Papua 8 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- Children of Papua 1 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- Children of Papua 2 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- Children of Papua 3 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- The Mighty Fly River
- Village Life 1
- Village Life 2
- Dug-out 1 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
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’s pretty cool that you can capture these images. They allow the rest of us to join you on your travels. Be well and stay blessed, Jessie.
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Thanks again, Gina.
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You can see children are children and act spontaniously
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True. And you can see that the not-so-young are always eager to relive these little childish pleasures. 🙂 Thanks, scrapydo.
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This series of yours is really beautiful.
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Some of the best are still waiting to be posted, so stay tuned 🙂 Thanks for the visit, Ishita.
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Very nice silhouettes!
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Thanks, bluelyon.
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These pictures are gorgeous and your blog is wonderful! I really like how it is presented! I’m following you from now on :).
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Thanks a lot, Patis. Glad you like the lay-out/presentation (I just recently updated it) and many thanks for following this blog. Have checked out your site and also liked what I saw. Will be a frequent visitor as well. Regards.
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Wonderful images! You capture the joy and fun so well!
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Thanks, Madhu.
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Lively images of lively silhouettes.
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Thanks, greenbenchramblings.
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Love this series Jessie. The boys look like they could be cardboard cutouts. Wonderful.
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Was careful not to make the photos look like child porn and the silhouetted treatment worked well, I think. Thanks a lot, David.
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Great use of shadow and light and you still managed to capture the fun and smiles! Great series!
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Thanks so much, Rebecca.
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I really love the Children of Papua series. They are so innocent and they give a sense of what life is like there. These children look like they are having a great time!
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Thanks a lot, Dezra. For some reason, I sort of got enchanted by images of children in PNG. A big portion of my photos taken in the country were those about children and I’m happy to share them in this blog.
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Always enjoy you stories and pictures of kids, Jessie!
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Thank you so much, Dave.
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