Children play on the beach beside a fallen trunk of a coconut tree whose roots had been exposed by sea erosion of the land on the shoreline of Han Island, Carterets Atoll, Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea: High Tide On Carterets Atoll
"The people of the Carterets are suffering and their island coastlines are disappearing. The remote atoll is over-populated and their “gardens” regularly flood with sea water, causing frequent destruction of their meager swamp taro and banana crops. Their only food source consists of coconuts and fish."
Those observations were made by photojournalist Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert long before the world’s mainstream media arrived, and his photo reportage Papua New Guinea: High Tide On Carterets Atoll is now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 48 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Sutton-Hibbert continues, "On Huene Island (population “about 20”) I listened as Selina Netoi told me, “We live in fear. Maybe the next storm will take our little houses, and our children and wash us all away”. Selina has reason to be afraid; her island split in two in the 1970’s, eroded through the middle by the sea. Now the beaches near her shack house are littered with the stumps of fallen coconut trees, their roots exposed by the waves."
Scotland born Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert has worked with editorial, corporate and NGO clients for nearly 20 years. His photographs have appeared in such magazines as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, Le Figaro, The Sunday Times magazine and many more.
Mr. Sutton-Hibbert's photography has received awards of distinction and has appeared in exhibitions worldwide.
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
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Photo © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert All Rights Reserved
Papua New Guinea: High Tide On Carterets Atoll
"The people of the Carterets are suffering and their island coastlines are disappearing. The remote atoll is over-populated and their “gardens” regularly flood with sea water, causing frequent destruction of their meager swamp taro and banana crops. Their only food source consists of coconuts and fish."
Those observations were made by photojournalist Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert long before the world’s mainstream media arrived, and his photo reportage Papua New Guinea: High Tide On Carterets Atoll is now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 48 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
Sutton-Hibbert continues, "On Huene Island (population “about 20”) I listened as Selina Netoi told me, “We live in fear. Maybe the next storm will take our little houses, and our children and wash us all away”. Selina has reason to be afraid; her island split in two in the 1970’s, eroded through the middle by the sea. Now the beaches near her shack house are littered with the stumps of fallen coconut trees, their roots exposed by the waves."
Scotland born Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert has worked with editorial, corporate and NGO clients for nearly 20 years. His photographs have appeared in such magazines as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, Le Figaro, The Sunday Times magazine and many more.
Mr. Sutton-Hibbert's photography has received awards of distinction and has appeared in exhibitions worldwide.
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
.
Please Visit Us and visit Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert's website.
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far.
Please subscribe to our new features page to keep track of new stories too!
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John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
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