“Siblings” / Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea / December 2012
These kids live with their mother in the bush near the center of Bougainville Island but I can see traces of outside influence in the photo. Aside from “The Little Mermaid” print on the girl’s blouse, the boy’s hand mimics that of a cowboy shooting from the hip — a sign that popular western movie characters have influenced even the remote islands of the Pacific. Also, there is some kind of strength and sharpness in their eyes and facial expressions — something that I don’t often see in kids of their age. What looks like a shadow that further sharpened the girls eye’s is quite mysterious to me. It was not so pronounced and, in fact, I did not notice it while taking this photo.
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