Light from the Gaze
Welcome to the Asmat - part 4
Posted by Stephen (Canberra, Australia) on 3 May 2012 in Transportation and Portfolio.
Asmat war canoes greet our arrival on the river off Syuru Village. We could hear the war cries of the Asmat warriors while they still had their boats hidden in the mangroves waiting to ‘ambush’ us. There were over 60 canoes.
In this shot, I like the angle of their line of vision. The canoe’s occupants are looking up to the deck of the Orion - from where we look down with our own sense of wonder.
Nikon D5000 1/640 second F/8.0 ISO 800 98 mm |
cruise-ships | orion | agats | asmat |
@CElliottUK: That was most likely the fate of explorer and art collector Michael Rockefeller – who vanished not far from this spot! Last seen in a canoe like the ones you see here. He was the son of Nelson Rockefeller – who was Governor of New York at the time and later became US VP.