The Papuan Fathers
Taken in Sauwandarek Village, western part of Raja Ampat district, West Papua Province, Indonesia. We were sailing for around six to seven hours to reach the village from the Sorong Port in the mainland (Papua Island/New Guinea). The village is famous for having its beautiful corals surrounding the coastal area. Perfect for snorkeling just right in front of the houses of villagers. Majority of the villagers are practicing Christianity (Advent).
West Papua is home to some 245 ethnic groups that belong to different tribal peoples, each with its own language and culture. The Papuans tribes are known for their caring towards their children and praising the son and father’s relationship. Further information to travel to Papua-Indonesia can be read in this website .
indahs: dive, travel & photography 
Very nice images Indah! Doing it in black and white enables us to focus more on the people and their emotions 🙂
Thank you so much! Indeed, that’s exactly how I feel as well about BW 🙂
Gorgeous! 🙂
Thank you so much Jo! Still have to catch up with blogging world after being absence for a while 😉
nice pictures!
Thank you! 🙂
It’s a beautiful picture … ! This is how life moves forward .. Parents carry children in their backs and when the parents get old the children repay by carrying their burden on their backs
Well said! That’s so true.. And many thanks for you kind comment 🙂 xxoo
Thank you for sharing ever lovely pictures
the dad’s with their babes – went straight to my heart!!! ❤
Thank you Yvette! xoxo
Hello Indah! Welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday with lots of diving and yummy food! Thanks for sharing the photos – they are very beautiful and contained lots of emotions.
Thank you Suri! Still trying to catch up and recovering from jetlag :)) Hope all is well with you!
looking forward to your next post.
Thank you so much! More to come of course 🙂
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community in the same niche. Your blog provided us useful information to work on.
You have done a outstanding job!