One of the greatest privileges of my life was the opportunity to roam for a few days in the highlands of Papua New Guinea with Australian photographer Jon Love, a helicopter and pilot at our disposal. Working on a corporate project, Jon was the image guy, of course, and I was the word guy and project manager. We were based in Mount Hagen in a lodge surrounded by a guarded chain-link fence with barbed wire, and guard dogs that barked all night. But in our spare time we roamed to places we were discouraged from visiting and took what the locals call “snaps” for our own portfolios. We both enjoyed meeting the people we found there, and neither of us felt fear. I learned a lot from my travels with professional photographers, and Jon has given me permission to use his images as well as mine. I have indicated those that are his, and he holds the copyright to them.
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Copyright 2015 © Mel Harkrader Pine
Melting-Pot Dharma 
Enjoyed these photos. I found it refreshing to see you included the ‘unhappy ‘ children. So often those photos are never seen.
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Thank you for posting these photos. My father was a soldier in WWII and spent most of his time in New Guinea. His photos and yours show a part of our planet and people that is hardly ever seen or heard.. It is a big planet, but a small world.
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