Congregation at a church

Congregation at a church in Lutes village. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fish swimming among coral

Fish swimming among coral. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fish swimming among coral

Fish swimming among coral. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Congregation at a church

Congregation at a church in Lutes village. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fisherman making an oar

Ni Vanuatu fisherman making an oar. With very few tools available on the remote Maskelyne Island, the oars are made with nothing more than a bush knife. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fishermen rowing a canoe

Ni Vanuatu fishermen rowing a canoe. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fish swimming around coral

Fish swimming around coral. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Fisherman's wife and her children

Fisherman's wife and her children. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Girl with an umbrella

Ni Vanuat girl in a church dress with an umbrella. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Locals drinking at a Kava bar/Nakamal

Ni Vanuatu locals drinking at a Kava bar/Nakamal. Nakamals and kava are an important part in the Vanuatu society. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Man making splashes in the water

Ni Vanuatu man making loud splashes in order to frighten the fish to swim into the net which other fishermen have set up underwater. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Mangroves near the shore of village Lutes

Mangroves near the shore of village Lutes. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men fishing with a net

Ni Vanuatu men fishing with a net on Uleveo/Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men cleaning out coconuts to make them into copra

Ni Vanuatu men cleaning out coconuts to make them into copra. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Man net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men looking for fish

Ni Vanuatu men looking for fish, which hides among coral and in underwater burrows. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Teenage boys paddling an outrigger canoe

Teenage Ni Vanuatu boys paddling an outrigger canoe. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Men net fishing by a lagoon

The men of Maskelyne Islands are some of the most skilled fishermen in Vanuatu. One of their fishing techniques involves spreading a fishing net underwater, frightening the fish to swim into it by making hard splashes near corals and underwater burrows, then finally spearing the fish, once they enter the net. Uleveo, Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu

Ni Vanuatu family returning from their garden

Ni Vanuatu family returning from their garden. As is the case with most Vanuatu natives, the people of Maslekyle islands are great agriculturalists. Because there is a lack of land on the main of the Maskelyne islands - Uleveo, most of the population has their gardens on the neighbouring Sakao island. Maskelyne Island, Malampa Province, Malekula, Vanuatu