Malaita Province Lau Lagoon. Rocky man made. islet with palm trees and vegetation reflected in rippled water in foreground.

Malaita Province Lau Lagoon Foueda Island. Aerial view over artificial man made island and houses with mainland covered by dense forest beyond.

Malaita Province Lau Lagoon Foueda Island. Artificial man made island and thatched houses some on stilts with mainland covered by dense forest beyond.

Thatched stilt houses on artificial island with man and child on wooden bridge and approaching canoe. Part view of wooden canoes in immediate foreground.

Malaita Province Lau Lagoon Foueda Island. Traditional building methods man stitching lengths of palm leaves to narrow strip of wood to use in house construction.

Malaita Province Lau Lagoon Funafou Artificial Island. Three-quarter standing portrait of priest Ratu.

Lau Lagoon. View across the water toward the artificial island of Funafou.Black Islands Melanesia Melanesian Pacific Islands

Lau Lagoon. View across the water toward the artificial island of Funafou.Black Islands Melanesia Melanesian Pacific Islands