PNG Gold Mine
Background
The island of Simberi is 1400klms North East of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
It is one of the most easterly, remote islands.
I was on-site for 36hrs.
During this time I shot:
- All areas of operations – exploration, product removal, processing plant and camp
- Island Life – visit to local villages around the island
- Aerial photography from heli
36hrs was only available time due to strict seat availability on crew change flights.
Challenges
- The humidity and constant fogging of lenses
- Organising a heli to a super remote area
- Moving fast to grab quality set ups in a short amount of time
A definite highlight was travelling back to Australia as the sole occupant in a 4 seat Learjet.
Walking through customs with my own 2 pilots – I felt like a rock-star!
Scroll below for a handful of shots.












