Reflections of Melanesia is a singular book. It is the first book of its kind to encompass all aspects of life in the Melanesian islands of Papua New Guinea and the Solomons. From sweeping aerial views of the islands themselves to life on the surrounding coral reefs. From the plants and animals of the rainforests and savannahs to intimate glimpses of the lives of those Melanesian peoples who have lived in these islands for countless generations.

In an introduction detailing the geologic formulation of the islands and an account of the origins, structure and importance of their ecosystems of reef and forest, it finishes with a depiction of a man in New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Man from his early paleolithic beginnings to his contemporary existence on these beautiful South Pacific islands.

But above all, it is a visually striking book with photographs that span more than ten years in time and thousands of kilometres in space. These are much more than superficial documentary images. They are photographs whose strength lies in their incisiveness, their empathy with the subjects. Photographs that capture the essence of a little-known region of our planet.