moments in melanesia suzanne noakes sep 10
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MOMENTS IN MELANESIA
A photo collection from & about Suzanne Noakes
The May 1962 National Geographic magazinesparked Suzanne’s life long interest in
Melanesian countries within the vast Oceania region.(Vol. 121, No. 5)
For over 20 years, Suzanne has
traveled extensively throughout
Melanesia as a tour guide and
promoter of travel products into
the South Pacific.
Those travels have given her
access to some magnificent people
and places she has captured in
thousands of photos.
This presentation shares some
of those images.
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West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji
MELANESIA
Example of one Melanesian expedition itinerary
Melanesian Cultural Festival, Suva, Fiji, 2006
“I know of no part of the world, the exploration
of which is so flattering to the imagination,
so likely to be fruitful in interesting results,
whether to the naturalist, the ethnologist,
or the geographer, and altogether so well
calculated to gratify the enlightened curiosity calculated to gratify the enlightened curiosity
of an adventurous explorer, as the interior
of New Guinea….
the wonders it probably conceals.”
JOSEPH BEETES JUKESHMS Fly 1842-46
SING SING, SONG BIRDS & SEX
SING SING and SONG BIRDSPapua New Guinea
SING SING, SONG BIRDS & SEX
Ambua Lodge, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
SPOT ANY SIMILIARITIES
Male needs attention Male leaps to her side
Raggiana Bird of Paradise
Male needs attentionShake plumes
Throws out wingsShows off
Hangs upside downTosses plumes aroundThrusts brightest partFemale pecks him
Male leaps to her sideDance more frenziedHoping up and downLunges strikes femaleLasts 2 to 3 secondsFemale flies off
Male onto next conquest
West Papua
(Irian Jaya, Indonesia)
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Fiji
And, for another day, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Indonesia & other journeys
Angkor Wat, World Heritage, Cambodia
Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia.
Fiji
