WEST PAPUA (IRIAN JAYA)

 
A young girl in Sorong, West Papua.
A young girl in Sorong, West Papua.
An old woman in Sorong, West Papua.
An old woman in Sorong, West Papua.
A young girl looks out of a window, Doum Island, West Papua
A young girl looks out of a window, Doum Island, West Papua
Arriving in Kep Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua.
Arriving in Kep Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua.
Landscape of Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Landscape of Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Landscape of Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Landscape of Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Diving in the Raja Ampat archipelago, West Papua.
Diving in the Raja Ampat archipelago, West Papua.
A gorgonian fan during at dive at misool eco resort. Raja Ampat is the most marine biodiverse place on earth.
A gorgonian fan during at dive at misool eco resort. Raja Ampat is the most marine biodiverse place on earth.
A juvenile black tip reef shark swimming in the shallow bay at Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat
A juvenile black tip reef shark swimming in the shallow bay at Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat
Breakfast at Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Breakfast at Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat, West Papua
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Kids diving off the jetty at Ayello Village, an hour from Misool Eco Resort
Coral growth on the jetty at Sorido Bay Resort, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Coral growth on the jetty at Sorido Bay Resort, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Having lost the forests they called home, Steven's community have to travel further and further to find food. Klamono Village, West Papua, Indonesia.
Having lost the forests they called home, Steven's community have to travel further and further to find food. Klamono Village, West Papua, Indonesia.
Guru Jemat Steven Su, an elder of the mooi people, tells me his community sold their land for just five dollars per hectare. Big timber and palm oil companies, often with the support of the Indonesian military, are tricking indigenous people, and mak
Guru Jemat Steven Su, an elder of the mooi people, tells me his community sold their land for just five dollars per hectare. Big timber and palm oil companies, often with the support of the Indonesian military, are tricking indigenous people, and mak
Thomas Klasibin, stands in front of what used to be the forest that supported him. Having sold his land, Thomas' community now live in run down houses on the edge of what looks like a war zone. He must now pass security checkpoints in order to get to
Thomas Klasibin, stands in front of what used to be the forest that supported him. Having sold his land, Thomas' community now live in run down houses on the edge of what looks like a war zone. He must now pass security checkpoints in order to get to
This Mooi community in the Sorong regency of West Papua sold their land to a palm oil company and have been left in extreme poverty without access to the forest which once supported them.
This Mooi community in the Sorong regency of West Papua sold their land to a palm oil company and have been left in extreme poverty without access to the forest which once supported them.
Here members of the Papuan Indepence movement in Klamono village smoke cigarettes under a painting of Jesus wearing a West Papuan Morning Star flag. Their land, power and dignity has been pulled out from under their feet. They see independence as the
Here members of the Papuan Indepence movement in Klamono village smoke cigarettes under a painting of Jesus wearing a West Papuan Morning Star flag. Their land, power and dignity has been pulled out from under their feet. They see independence as the
The Papuan independence movement has been simmering ever since the incorporation of West Papua into Indonesia in 1969. There exists in West Papua an alternative government called the traditional people's council. They have their own police force who
The Papuan independence movement has been simmering ever since the incorporation of West Papua into Indonesia in 1969. There exists in West Papua an alternative government called the traditional people's council. They have their own police force who
Traditionally the people of Raja Ampat have survived from artisanal fishing. Now communties are divided and conflict is arising over whether or not to fight the mines and protect their waters, or to join the miners and foresake fishing for temporary
Traditionally the people of Raja Ampat have survived from artisanal fishing. Now communties are divided and conflict is arising over whether or not to fight the mines and protect their waters, or to join the miners and foresake fishing for temporary
At Go village in Maya Libit bay, even the children's usually relentless cheer has been choked by sediment from deforestation and mining activities. Villages affected by the mining and deforestation have also been hit by serious public health issues a
At Go village in Maya Libit bay, even the children's usually relentless cheer has been choked by sediment from deforestation and mining activities. Villages affected by the mining and deforestation have also been hit by serious public health issues a