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Portrait of a young 'warrior', Utupua Island, Solomon Islands<br />
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When I saw this young boy in his outfit made from vines, leaves and other natural materials, I posed him against a large tree to complete the picture of a 'wild child'.<br />
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Other photos of the beautiful local children can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/v9lCQL">http://goo.gl/v9lCQL</a><br />
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Portrait of a young 'warrior', Utupua Island, Solomon Islands

When I saw this young boy in his outfit made from vines, leaves and other natural materials, I posed him against a large tree to complete the picture of a 'wild child'.

Other photos of the beautiful local children can be seen here: http://goo.gl/v9lCQL

2/1/14 http://www.allenfotowild.com

Utupua IslandSolomon Islandsyoung warrior

From Daily 2014

  • Sunrise, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Clipper Odyssey threading her way through the reef, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Mangroves with reflections, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Mangroves, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands
  • Epiphytes in the mangroves, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands
  • Enjoying the mangrove cruise, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands
  • Giant ship: tiny boat!   Boy with dugout canoe standing on the algae-covered bulb of Clipper Odyssey, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands<br />
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COMMENT about the lack of representation of woman photographers among the award winners in major photography competitions:<br />
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I went to the National History Museum yesterday in London, UK, to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award photographs.   <a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/wpy/gallery/2013/index.html">http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/wpy/gallery/2013/index.html</a>).  As usual the photographs were wonderful......and as usual 99% of the awards were received by men!!  Only two women won prizes out of ~240 winners.  I have nothing against men that take wonderful wildlife photos and enjoy seeing their work.  I just wonder why women are not recognized for their excellent photos.  In other years when I have gone to this exhibition, it has been exactly the same.<br />
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So why is this?  I doubt that there is bias against women on the jury, since many of the jurors are women.  I also doubt it is because women aren't capable of taking award winning photos, or don't have the equipment or the technical know how to do so (as our many talented lady smugmuggers clearly demonstrate). I also don't think is is because women don't travel to the exotic places where these types of photos can be taken. In my travels  the women usually outnumber the men.<br />
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So I concluded that it is because, for whatever reason women photographers are not entering these contests, maybe for lack of time, maybe for lack of confidence, maybe because they are unaware of them, or maybe because they can't be bothered playing that particular game.<br />
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I must confess that I never enter contests, since I am too busy with my 'real' career to spend the extra time and effort for a very small chance of winning, and since, I admit, that I am not confident enough about winning to 'waste' the time applying. And I don't approve of contests with entry fees, as I see them as a way of siphoning money into the organization sponsoring the contest with only a tiny fraction paid out in prizes (are you listening National Geographic?)<br />
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Bottom line: When I went to the National History Museum today, I asked about the very low representation of women among the winners.  I was told that this had been noticed by those in charge and the reason was that only a tiny percentage of the entries are from women.  So now we need to understand why women are not entering these contests.  Any ideas?<br />
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Other photos from Utupua Island can be see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/7fe3UJ">http://goo.gl/7fe3UJ</a><br />
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  • Large ship, small boy with dugout canoe-1, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Large ship, small boy with dugout canoe-2, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Woman paddling dugout canoe, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Women and children in dugout canoes, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Travellers being attacked by 'feral' children, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Village elder blowing conch to welcome visitors from Clipper Odyssey, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands
  • Two boys sitting on a palm tree trunk, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Children sitting on a palm tree trunk, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Portrait of a girl in turquoise dress with breadfruit, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Portrait of a girl in turquoise dress, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Portrait of a young 'warrior', Utupua Island, Solomon Islands<br />
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When I saw this young boy in his outfit made from vines, leaves and other natural materials, I posed him against a large tree to complete the picture of a 'wild child'.<br />
<br />
Other photos of the beautiful local children can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/v9lCQL">http://goo.gl/v9lCQL</a><br />
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2/1/14   <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Small 'fierce' boys, Utupua Is, Solomon Islands
  • Portrait of a mother with young baby, Utupua Island, Solomon Islands
  • fotoeffects

    on January 16, 2014

    Fantastic!

  • Hershy

    on January 16, 2014

    Terry, this is Nat Geo material!

  • Ilene Samowitz

    on January 3, 2014

    Terrific shot Terry!

  • PAULBELLINGERSR

    on January 3, 2014

    Nice find here Terry, Happy New Year!

  • sisterhoodofthetravelingbras

    on January 3, 2014

    excellent

  • TinaMarie Gardner

    on January 3, 2014

    great portrait

  • jimholmquist

    on January 3, 2014

    Great smile and an excellent portrait!

  • Howard's Photography

    on January 3, 2014

    Superb capture, beautiful smile!

  • donald thompson

    on January 3, 2014

    fantastic shot

  • Darlene Jansen

    on January 3, 2014

    You've captured the sheer joy of this young boy having his photograph taken by you!

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