Isolated life on the archipelago between the Pacific Ocean

On the small islands of the Solomon Islands, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, indigenous people rely heavily on marine resources and travel by dugout boats, as their ancestors lived.

French photographer Fabien Astre spent a year to live with the people on the small islands of the Solomon Islands, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.Here, day or week has absolutely no meaning and the marine environment shapes much of the destiny of the people like life.Astre has recorded beautiful moments of life on the island.

"Dark skin and golden curly hair are typical of the inhabitants of the islands. People said that the cause of the unique hair transmitted from generation to generation is due to sunshine combined with processing. Astre said he had a lot of fish .

The majority of Solomon Islands live in houses built from leaves, bamboo and temporary timber.The cooking area is separate from the rest of the house.

Solomon Islands was a place where the US Navy and Japan fought fiercely during World War II. The traces of history still exist today.Wrecks, aircraft and tanks still exist on the island.Many relics are also found after fierce battles over 70 years ago.

People living on the islands use the moon as a calendar.One of the islands of the Solomon Islands was named after the late US President John F. Kennedy because it was the place where he and the ship were stuck in World War II.

When the Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana de Neira found Solomon, he believed he had deciphered the wealth of Solomon's king by discovering the sign of gold.However, today, the true treasure of the archipelago is nearly 1,000 islets surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.

A Melanesian girl.This is the term for calling residents living in Melanesia, including the four islands of Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon.

Traces of modern life do not exist much in residential areas in Solomon Islands.However, this place is not completely isolated from the rest of the world.

The market of local people sells tropical fruits and vegetables.They are fresh and good for health.People from surrounding islands bring things to sell in the market early in the morning.People who live far away spend the whole week at the market to trade.They sleep next to the goods.For many families, the sale of farm produce and fish is the only source of income.

When living in Solomon, people have a lot of free time.One of the ways to kill time is to play cards.

Meanwhile, the children have healthier hobbies than jumping on the wooden pillars erected on the sea.

Location Solomon Islands on the map.