Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Provice – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Provice – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Provice – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Friday Night Lights
A few photos from this evening’s shoot with high school senior James. A lovely young man, a great location, and some moody lighting allowed us to create some heroic portraits.
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
Omena Singsing Group
Members of the Omena Singsing Group of the Eastern Highlands Province at the Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Omena Singsing Group
Omena Singsing Group
Omena Singsing Group
Lego Stormtroopers and Fenton.
“Wagasa” – Win this Print on the Facebook Page.
This holiday season I’m going to send one of the followers of Chris Willson Photography on Facebook a free limited edition print of their choice. Choose any photograph in the series as either a 12″x 17″ or 17″ x 24″ fine art print.
“Fireworks at Itsukushima” – Win this Print on the Facebook Page.
To enter simply visit Chris Willson Photography on Facebook, like the page, and then share the post about the contest. On December 1st, I will randomly select one lucky winner from the list of sharers. A couple of weeks later they’ll receive an extra box to put under the Christmas tree!
“Into the Mist” – Win this Print on the Facebook Page.
Highland Warrior #1
Three hero shots, three heroic highland warriors.
Highland Warrior #2
Highland Warrior #3
Taro the Akita-ken
Taro, a big lovely dopey Akita-ken (Akita dog) I met in Fukuoka. The most famous Akita-ken, however, is Hachiko. There have been several movies about his life, and of course there is the statue beside Hachiko Crossing in central Shibuya, Tokyo.
The Widow & The Warrior Helmet of Shingen Takeda Float, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
As the floats wound their way around Karata City, locals and visitors lined the parade route. On the Monday, among the thousands of spectators, one person stood out. An elderly lady waited on the side of the road clutching a framed photograph of an man dressed in the colors of one of the float teams.
The Widow & The Warrior Helmet of Shingen Takeda Float, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
The Warrior Helmet of Shingen Takeda approached. Two lines of men dragged the float along the street and up across the bridge. Then something rather magical happened.
The Widow & The Warrior Helmet of Shingen Takeda Float, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
The giant float with the warrior helmet of Shingen Takenda stopped. The elderly lady was ushered in front of the float, and the teams of men turned to face her.
The widow held up the photograph of her husband and the men cheered, and cheered, and cheered again.
The Widow & The Warrior Helmet of Shingen Takeda Float, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Another tribe that somehow I don’t know the name of. At the time I think I’d guessed they were more member of the Kunai Culture Singsing Group (shown in a previous blog), but now it is clear that they have different pattern of red, black, white and yellow face paint.
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
For this next photograph I switched to using off camera flash to illuminate the portrait. It produces a very different style of image, and although I don’t usually go for this “lit” look when shooting travel work it is useful to add some punch and variety to the selection of images from an event.
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
The Red Snapper is the most popular float at the Karatsu Kunchi festival. You could hear many people saying “kawaii” as it bobbed past flapping its fins.
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
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