Papua

A photographic journey through Papua, bringing together close portraits, wooden doorways, market stalls and rainforest wildlife. Painted patterns, feather headpieces and woven textiles feature alongside everyday settings, from blue-painted buildings to dim interiors and scenes beside a fire. Two photographs of Red Birds-of-Paradise extend the collection into the canopy, highlighting reddish flank plumes and long black tail wires. Across the album, color, natural light and the textures of wood, fabric, feathers and smoke connect the varied scenes.

A person seated in a wooden doorway exhales cigarette smoke beside green patterned fabric, a stained white bucket and a small round container. — Smoke at the Threshold

Two people stand in a weathered wooden doorway; the foreground figure wears a colorful Hello Kitty shirt and raises a hand to the head. — Behind the Wooden Rail

A person holds another person dressed in bright pink outside a wooden building, while a third figure stands at the lower left. — Pink Against the Planks

A person faces the camera with white and red painted patterns, a decorated headpiece and tall black feathers against blurred green foliage. — White Lines, Green Background

A person stands with hands together, wearing a decorated headpiece, a patterned top and a straw-colored skirt, with red and white painted designs. — Patterns in Red and White

A Red Bird-of-Paradise with an emerald-green face, yellow neck, chestnut wings and long black tail wires perches among rainforest branches. — Red Bird-of-Paradise in the Canopy

Two Red Birds-of-Paradise spread reddish flank plumes on slender tree trunks, their long black tail wires curling against a pale sky. — Red Plumes Against the Sky

Three people gesture toward the camera behind a market stall covered with packaged food, beneath colorful umbrellas. — Gestures Across the Market Stall

Three barefoot people pose in a blue-painted wooden doorway; the central figure raises one leg against the dark interior. — Three at the Blue Doorway

A person in a blue patterned shirt stands with arms extended in a wooden doorway beside a red, black and white painted panel. — Between the Doorframe and the Painted Panel

A person holds a long slender stick inside a dim wooden building, with floral fabric and a striped woven textile visible. — A Stick in the Dim Interior

A close portrait of a person wearing a broad black feather headpiece and several necklaces against softly blurred green foliage. — Black Feathers, Green Backdrop

A person crouches inside a dark shelter, reaching toward the foreground above scattered tubers, leaves and plant material. — Light Across the Harvest

A close portrait shows white painted dots and marks, a beaded necklace and red-and-black striped fabric against a blurred background. — White Marks and Red Stripes

A close portrait features a black feather headpiece, white painted lines, a curved pale nose ornament and a black-and-white necklace. — Curves Beneath Black Feathers

Two people sit beside a large tree and wooden shelter; the foreground figure wears an orange feather headpiece, with a second figure seated behind. — Two Figures Beside the Tree

A seated person wearing an orange feather headpiece holds a cigarette near a small fire, with smoke drifting across the frame. — Orange Feathers Through Smoke

A person wearing a black feather headpiece sits against a tree trunk with a small packet near one hand; another seated figure appears behind. — At the Base of the Tree