Frozen Photons

FIJI | Friday, 21 November 2014 | Views [392] | View Smaller Image

A portrait of my silent seatmate during 3-hour bus ride across the island of Vanua Levu from Labasa to Savusavu. The buses are ancient and break down often; frequent riders develop a deep-seated frustration with the bumpy 85 kilometer road that crosses the mountains that jut from the middle of the island. Cross-island road, Vanua Levu, Fiji.

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A long exposure of the ferris wheel at Labasa's Festival of the Friendly North. This yearly festival draws tens of thousands from all over the island of Vanua Levu, and the ensuing crowd is a racous blend of villagers and city-dwellers amongst the rides and food stalls. At the time the photo was taken Fiji was a military dictatorship and large, non-religious gatherings were outlawed, so state-sponsored events like this one gave locals the rare opportunity to congregate en masse.

Labasa Town, Vanua Levu, Fiji.

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