TITLE: live, celebrate and die with the papuas

For a time I had the opportunity to live under Papuans, to celebrate with them, but also to take leave with them and to visit the forefathers.
they still live as in the Stone Age and still use weapons such as arrow, bow and stone axes. in this analog live, it was only natural to make many pictures analog with my nikon f3 and the ilford hp5 black and white film!
beyond that are made by the deceased mummies who watch over the village community. a very intense time, during which one must have no fear of contact.

AUTHOR: Martin Siering GERMANY

I started getting serious about photography while I wastraveling when I was 20 years old.

What fascinates me about traveling and photography is exploringnature with all its facets as well as the feeling of reaching my own limits both physically and mentally. I travel because I want to explore cultures, meet people from all over the world, and getto know their everyday life. At the same time, I try to stay as far away as possible from modern civilizations in order to get deeper and deeper into nature.

My photographs capture my passion for the things I’ve seen,discovered, and the emotions I felt while there.

At this point in my life, I carry a camera with me everywhere Igo so that I don’t miss anything.

In addition to my years of independent study through researchand trial and error in creating my photos, I have also taken classes at „Imago Fotokunst“ in Berlin in order to gain further insight into techniques I have utilized on photo expeditions toVanuatu and Papua New Guinea, for example, and amongst other locales.

The mode of traveling described above continues to fascinate meand influence my work and my passion. < BACK TO GALLERY