Stilts 1
“Stilts 1”, Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
During my downtime, while in Kiunga, I revisited the banks of the Fly River where I took most of the photos for the dugout series. But, this time around, I was not going on a boat ride and we were not rushing to catch an appointment with a village. And so I just spent my time exploring and photographing anything that caught my attention on the riverbank, among them were houses and other structures on stilts. A recent flood had left plenty of muddy water under the structures, adding dramatic effects through the reflections on the water. This post starts the series on those images.
Related Posts by Shutter Bug:
- Food Traders of Kiunga Market
- Bush Food in Kiunga (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- Dugout 17 (travellingartist.wordpress.com)
- The Mighty Fly River
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!
Excellent capture, great work!
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Thank you, Kurt. Enjoying your travelogues 🙂
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Appreciated.
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Really looking forward to this series. Looking at your photos really makes me want to travel more. I love the fact that you expose so many different cultures to us all.
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Thanks, miltonjohns. This series is a sort of a follow-up to previous ones (lots) I did on Papua New Guinea. I’m working in another country right now but this will have to wait. 🙂
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It’s like another world.
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Yeah, something from the movies? 🙂
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Yes, kind of like that, Jessie…. 🙂
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Beautiful and very soulful image.
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Thanks, Marisol.
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Your style is now unmistakeable Jessie. Another great photo.
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