PORT VILA, VANUATU, November 22, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- On the tropical island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, children from a local village were photographed enjoying a black and white photographic exhibition, The photographs, by Ben Bohane, 'Black Islands Custom and Conflict'.were on display in the Cultural Center, Port Vila. Vanuatu is the South Pacific's travel adventure, 'Must See' destination.
The photographs formed part of a collection taken Ben Bohane, a world recognized Australian photo-journalist. Ben has sensitively photographed custom and conflict images of the South East Asia and Pacific region since 1989.
Ben has been a witness to almost every major conflict in the areas of Bougainville, East Timor, Solomon Islands, the South Pacific, Moluccu, West Papua, PNG, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia. He took hold of opportunity to record these events, as being a Blue Moon Opportunity, (an opportunity that comes your way once in a lifetime).
Ben has been fortunate to be able to live with a wide range of custom, tribal and rebel groups, for extended amounts of time. He was also able to travel with the Guadalcanal guerrillas. He was also had the opportunity to photograph the Malaita Eagle Force, the opposing side. Bohane was able to record the only interview with Harold Keke, the Guadalcanal warlord, before Keke gave himself up to Australia authorities.
Ben is able to lay claim to what is thought to be the largest archive in the world, of contemporary photographs, as an independent record of any conflict in the South Pacific. His highly sensitive and emotive photographs have been hung in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, as well as the Australian War Memorial. Many of Ben's photos are owned by private collectors.
Ben resides in Port Vila and continues to concentrate his work in the South Pacific region. His photographs have been shown in exhibitions in Holland and Cambodia, Australia and Washington. His work also appears in a wide array of magazines: The Guardian, (UK), Newsweek, Geo in France, Aera (Japan), Pacific magazine (Hawaii), besides being placed in a wide variety of Australian publications. Ben had produced documentaries which have been viewed on SBS Australia, the ABC, BBC and ARD, Germany and NHK, Japan. Ben also regularly produces items on Pacific issues for ABC's Foreign Correspondent.
In Vanuatu there is no free education; about twenty-five percent of the next generation will never have any form of schooling. It is exciting that the village children have the opportunity to gain a different aspect of the world through Ben's work.
For further information on Ben or the photographic exhibition contact the cultural center pima@vanuatu.com.vu, or look up their website http://culturepacific.org
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