

Atop the mast of the private yacht Freydis as it passes by a sunken Japanese float plane from WW2

Mount Bagana, 1730M, an active volcano on Bougainville spewing sulphurous gases

Tuvurvur Volcano during a major eruption, as seen from Rabaul harbor

The once jungle-clad west flank of Tuvurvur volcano is now blanketed in a thick layer of volcanic ash

Fire dance of Baining people in the mountains near Rabaul puts to rest spirits of the recently deceased

Ilimo, or sacred dancers of the Lote people, make an appearance in Lausus village near Uvol

Jewelry used in the Kula ring trade

Kula boats with sails made from pandanus leaves on their way from Kitava to Kiriwina

A Brazilian nun and churchman with a girl who has just had her first communion in a Catholic church on Kiriwina

A chief's yam house stands out like a Hong Kong skyscraper in Tukwaukwa village on Kiriwina

Spear fishermen paddling out on a calm morning near Kiriwina Island in the Trobriands

Spear fishermen paddling out on a calm morning near Kiriwina Island in the Trobriands

Children on their way to a once-a-month traditional day at school on Kiriwina

Boys during lunch hour on traditional day at school in Bonagai village on Kiriwina

Outrigger sailboat setting out from Yanaba Island to visit Egum Island

Young men splash, shout, and throw coral at the fish to scare them into the net

A sea turtle that was caught while trying to lay eggs at full moon is dragged up on the rocks for slaughter

Raising the sail to go home after the Saturday market in Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands

Egum village by starlight; The streak of light is from someone taking out a burning piece of wood to light a cigarette