W hen PNG Air turned 38 this year, it didn’t just blow out candles – it asked its passengers to join in the celebrations by sharing their photo memories. In mid June the airline posted a call for entries on Facebook and Instagram announcing the #PNG38 Photo Contest to mark both its own 38-year anniversary as well as PNG’s 50 years of independence. Anyone who was a resident of PNG was invited “to show us what Flying You Home means to you” and tag their pictures with the anniversary hashtag. The brief was wide open: a shot of an ATR plane on approach, a family reunion at the airstrip, or the Highlands bathed in dawn light – if it captured either PNG Air or the beauty of PNG it was welcome. PNG Air kept the contest live through to the end of the month, reminding followers that entries would close on June 30 – the exact date the airline first The winner of PNG Air’s 38th anniversary photo contest was Roger Moko’s shot of passengers at Rabaul’s Tokua Airport boarding a twin engine ATR 72 600 turboprop – the workhorse of the fleet
The best cultural photo was this shot of UniTech students Allyson Tirbuak (front, right) and Shalome in Tolai (East New Britain) dress, taken on campus during Independence Day celebrations last year and earning a second place prize for Lae-based freelance photographer Louis Lambert of LC Image
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