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Photos of Ela Beach, Port Moresby

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:47:25 +0000

New uploads. An impression of an afternoon at Ela Beach, Port Moresby. Have a look in the Papua New Guinea gallery.

surprise

Crochunis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:24:24 +0000

Who doesn’t google ones own name every now and than? I did, and look what I found: http://factphotography.com/
Somehow flattering, however I was never asked about this, nor did I agree to Fact Photography representing me in any way. Admittedly my photos that were on display were credited to my name. Unfortunately no reaction to my email with request for information. Ah well, no biggie as long as there are correct referrals.

Lazy

Admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:38:03 +0000

A new upload

A New Album

Admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:44:25 +0000

Riots and looting in Goroka

Asian Development

Admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:46:00 +0000

A lot, probably most of the tradestores in PNG are owned and run by Asians. What gets to a lot of the PNG folk is that they also operate little kai-bars and small businesses. “That’s ours to run! “. Well, shit hit the fan and after riots and looting In Moresby, and in Lae, yesterday the unrest hit Kainantu. All shops were looted. And right on schedule it hit Goroka today. Big mob out this morning, just waiting for the first rock to be thrown as a starting sign to go crazy. In West some teargas grenades could not prevent Bintangor getting hit. Shops at the market are ‘done’ already.

Read an article from The National for a bit more background ‘PNG style’. Better written and with a bit more history is the BBC report.

More pictures

Coffee coffee coffee

Admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:18:54 +0000

The season is about to start. A lot of prep. work to be done. For me it means putting in extra hours to visit every single supplier and to conduct inspections before farmers get too busy with their coffee trees. This week I planned to send my team out to 2 remote areas. So far we did not manage to get to our coffee suppliers. The highway is closed due to a landslide….that is an easy fix, but as usual the road cannot be fixed before local ‘roadside’ people get their greedy hands on some “compensation” cash. [WHAT FOR???] I so hate these compensation claims. They hold the road and towns hostage. How about a zero tolerance policy by the gouvernment??

The second team did not make it either. Due to previous fighting the area is a ‘no-go-zone’ for a while. I hope things quiet down soon. I am starting to get nervous… can I get the work done before coffee certification audits are due?? Fingers crossed!

To get in the mood some new ‘coffee shots’ in the PNG gallery. Enjoy.