runway performance at regional airstrips like Rabaul. Roger, who is from Gulf/Chimbu and currently works at St Mary’s Hospital (Vunapope District Hospital) – after a one-time hosting gig in 2022 of season 9 of hit TV show Vocal Fusion ! – received his prize in person in Kokopo from PNG Air marketing executive Dalai Thomas who flew to East New Britain specially for the ceremony. Second place went to Lae-
based freelance photographer Louis Lambert of LC Image, with his shot of two young women wearing Tolai (East New Britain) attire of a palm leaf fringe over a bright red under-layer laplap, their lime-dusted faces providing a nice contrast. The image was taken during student-led Independence celebrations at UniTech (Lae) last year, with the women identified as Allyson Tirbuak and Shalome. After the winning ATR shot, this cultural
image – its bright greens and reds creating a striking colour harmony – balances the brand story with the human faces PNG Air carries around the country. This picture of Tolai pride on parade particularly invites curiosity about the Islands region – one of the airline’s core networks. Third place, for her stunning sunset shot of East New Britain’s volcanic coastline, a lone banana boat bobbing at anchor, was
This pic by Sha Reece of a woman standing at the edge of a turquoise pit-lake at Panguna, Central Bougainville, was captioned “Embracing the beauty of Panguna mine”
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