Most of the works in the series are portraits of local children from small villages all over the islands. It wasn’t an intentional choice, I just really enjoyed photographing them because they were always so curious and happy to see foreigners and they absolutely love posing for the camera. In hindsight I think it’s a great way to tell a story about Fiji and the South Pacific region because the earnest expression in a child’s eyes is so disarming, it strips us of any prejudice and political bias, leaving only empathy and a feeling of true human connection.

Travel has always been the best therapy for me and I think it’s the same for other people, we just sometimes need a reminder to step out the door.

I leave a lot of white space in my images so that there is room for you to imagine your own story between the lines. And if you look closely you can find little snippets of the original photo in this drawing.