Mt. Hagen in the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Mt. Hagen

52 Papua New Guinea Style 800
60 Serious Looking Huli Wigman 800
72 Tribesman at a market 800
74 Tribal clansman in PNG 800
81 Two Warriors in from the Hills 800
118. Going Disco 800
112. The look of kindness 800
115. Big Mama s back in town 800
119 p 144 800
111. Cable man of PNG 800
107 The last of arse leaves in Lae 800

Mt. Hagen in the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea

The following portraits were taken during a three-month bike journey into the Central Highlands of this bizarre Pacific Island Nation. Mt Hagen is the center of civilization in the Central Highlands and the beginning of this difficult bike journey. Other than the people, and their unique tribal culture, there was little else to photograph. No stores, no restaurants, no hotels, no medicine, no electricity, no running water, no toilets, just dense jungle-covered mountains full of bugs and mosquitos with next to nothing to eat.

All images were photographed in 1989