Anwa

A young girl sits in the shade of a palm tree.

Come Again

The frantic goodbye waves that one receives when traveling in remote parts of the world are goodbyes forever. I often wonder where the people I have met have ended up and whether they are still together.

Looking On

A young boy gazes into the lens as we pass by. Most dwellings are built from sandalwood but larger structures have corrugated metal roofs, recycled from old shipping materials.

Manus

Boys would hurry over to have their picture taken during quick breaks from their rough and tumble games.

Aleki

Wide eyed and fair haired, this young boy stared intently down the camera lens.

Jacob

Standing transfixed by the game his siblings are playing, the lush background belongs to Guadalcanal’s jungle interior.

Brothers in Arms

These two boys shared a natural pose in front of the camera with the verdant backdrop of their village in the background.

Margaret

The soft light of a morning Pacific sun lights up this girl’s face as she leans against a palm tree. Margaret lives in a shared building in a village in northern Guadalcanal.

Starting the Day

Many of the village’s tasks are in the hands of children, especially girls, once they reach a certain age. Paulette was about to pick up a pale of river water before I took her photograph.

Balcony Crew

A group of children look out from a high balcony in a home made of thick sandalwood timber and corrugated metal. Some play, others bark out instructions whilst the rest sleep during the heat of the day.

Long Gaze

Aleki is one of several siblings living in a forest clad village in remote Guadalcanal.

Jelofe

This young boy had the tell tale fair curly hair of a Solomon Islander, together with the red stains around his mouth as a result of chewing betel nut.

Village Flora

The fringes of a village are where garden shrubs mix with wild plants, benign palms with poisonous vines.