Trobriand Islands - 2018

The Trobriand Islands revisited. 12 years to date, I returned to this tropical jewels of the Solomn Sea.
Arrival at Alotau Whether you fall for the magnificent natural scenery and diverse cultural heritage, or the contrasts between the sleepy villages and buzzing cities, Papua New...
Arrival at Alotau
Alotau This 2 lovely girls will decorate the living room, as I'm gonna make a big size canvas. I loved photographing these beautiful children in the rainforest of...
Alotau
Alotau Many tribes in the isolated mountainous interior have little contact with one another, let alone with the outside world, and live within a non-monetarised...
Alotau
Alotau 12 years ago, I was in Alotau and spend a couple of nights there to explore Milne Bay.This time, I spend just a day but again a day to remember (pictured : two...
Alotau
Alotau A remote and still relatively undiscovered destination, Papua New Guinea is one of the few places left in the world where you can truly go off the beaten track....
Alotau
Kitava Young guy making his way to the shore, carrying a dozen of coconuts to sell on the beach. December 2018
Kitava
Kitava Life remains mostly as it has been over thousands of years with little external influence. The most visible sign of external influence are the western style...
Kitava
Kitava Once on the small island (see picture), you can enjoy swimming in the clear waters or go snorkeling. I found the coral to be really healthy and incredibly...
Kitava
Kitava One of a handful of motorised vehicles on the island. December 2018
Kitava
Kitava Surprisingly, there is decent pier being constructed. Ofcourse just witht the goal of attracting more cruise vessels. December 2018
Kitava
Kitava Kitava truly is an intact tribal village where the people live a life unchanged for hundreds of years. They live in one room thatch houses without electricity...
Kitava
Kitava Locals will take you across to a nearby island in home-made outrigger sailing canoes at a fixed rate of 5 Kina/person. (about 1 euro). December 2018
Kitava
Kitava The small island of Kitava in the Trobriand Islands has 7,000 inhabitants in three villages. December 2018
Kitava
Kitava The canoes are traditional and if you have mobility issues of any kind you will struggle to get on and off these - would be very easy to fall or twist an ankle...
Kitava
Kitava Making the crossing to a nearby island. Kitava - December 2018
Kitava
MS Noordam The cruise ship MS Noordam. Picture taken from a local boat. Kitava - December 2018
MS Noordam
The Conflict Islands Wel Kam to the Conflict Islands. Tok Pisin is a creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most...
The Conflict Islands
The Conflict Islands Ah the Conflict Islands ! Sea, Sun and Sand. December 2018
The Conflict Islands
Kiriwina
Kiriwina
Kiriwina Lovely children at the island of Kiriwina - December 2018
Kiriwina