1. Faces of Melanesia

Bodaluna Island, Laughlin Islands

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Portrait of a woman and baby, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
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Portrait of a woman and baby, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea

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  • Group of children on the beach, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Mother and baby, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Women with children on the beach, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Trobriand Islands
  • Couple in front of typical Bodaluna Island house with low doors, Laughlan Islands, PNG
  • Portrait of a girl, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Portrait of a woman and baby, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Portrait of a Laughlan Island woman<br />
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It's been a while since I posted any photos from my Melanesia trip.  After Kitava Island we visited the Laughlan Islands.  They are a remote archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated in Milne Bay province, hundreds of miles east of the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea.  The main island is Bodaluna Island, called Bodelun Island on Google Earth. The islanders are skilled traditional canoe builders and live by subsistence gardening and fishing.  The islands are the furthest eastern point of the  Kula Ring, which I have discussed before here: <a href="http://goo.gl/pVnCiw">http://goo.gl/pVnCiw</a><br />
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Several more photos of the islanders and the islands can be seen here, and I'll post a few more tomorrow: <a href="http://goo.gl/W2CPS7">http://goo.gl/W2CPS7</a><br />
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23/10/13  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Young woman and girl, Budaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Village matriarch, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Two girls, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Susannah with two village women, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Trobriand Islands
  • Seated woman with child, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Villagers getting ready to dance, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Portrait of the village chief, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea<br />
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Other portraits and photos of the villagers can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/0zTv3j">http://goo.gl/0zTv3j</a><br />
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24/10/13  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Portrait of a village elder, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Village 'big man' (chief),  Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Village 'big men',  Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Couple in traditional dress,  Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Portrain of village 'big men',  Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
  • Boy and his puppy, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea
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