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A Visit to Herowana

by Stuart Wilson   

Goroka Market

Goroka Market
This trip started as a conversation between a fellow nature photographer and...

Mud People

Mud People
One day we played tourist and hired a car and driver to visit a village of...

Rice

Rice
Papua New Guinea is now self sufficient for rice, thanks to a dry land...

Coffee drying

Coffee drying
One of PNG's sources of foreign exchange is coffee. Even though...

Steffen holding Cuscus

Steffen holding Cuscus
In Goroka we stayed at WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). WCS...

Avit

Avit
Our reason for being in Goroka was to visit Herowana, a village that is only...

Rainy Jungle

Rainy Jungle
When we arrived in Herowana they had had rainy weather for six weeks....

House road

House road
Herowana has a population of about 1000 though it seemed quite smaller. There...

Come visit

Come visit
We visited several houses. They are extremely basic: no power, no...

Around the Hearth

Around the Hearth
The fire is built on sand that is held in a frame on the floor.

Family Portrait

Family Portrait
Large families seem to be the rule. Recently Avit brought in water tanks, one...

Father&Son

Father&Son
Father and son drying coffee. Behind them is their clan's water tank.

In the doorway

In the doorway
Everyone liked to be photographed and said 'thank you'.

Kids at home

Kids at home

The archer

The archer
All the little boys have bows and arrows.

Basketball

Basketball
Everyone in the village looks forward to Friday because it is market day and...

Soccer

Soccer
Most of the men were barefoot, but a few wore socks without shoes.

The frame

The frame
These men are building the frame for a new house. The day before we had...
article published 9/26/2004
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house road is my personal favorite! I loved the look on the childrens faces in the doorway, just splendid - thank you!
— katie, October 18, 2004
These are really interesting, Stuart. Really great photos.
— Sara Yerkes, October 12, 2004
Ever so interesting, Stuart, thanks a lot!!
— ellie robb, October 4, 2004
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