Our journey from Staniel Cay, Exumas to Duncan Town, Ragged Island aboard the Captain ‘C’ The mail boat system is the life blood of the Bahamas. Anything and everything is carried to the islands; the Captain C’s load was no exception. On this run, which … Continue readingLong Live The Mailboat
We first met Duke and Lisa Wells a full decade ago. Here, ten years later, The Bahamian Project invited us to return to the islands to document them as they are now; our archival images would provide the perfect starting point for a “then and now” comparison of specific settlements. … Continue readingBack To The Islands
Laurin and Susan Knowles walking to their beloved home in Mangrove Bush after watching kids learn how to sail from the dock by their house on the Queen’s Highway. His straw hat is legendary. Laurin was a master Long Island boat builder and sailor, and … Continue readingA Long Island Legend
Written by Bianca Major Photography by Ana-Lisa Wells It’s officially summer, and the sweet Long Island Breeze ever so slightly rustles the trees and calms the senses, like a sweet cup of lemonade. With a Long Island welcome and camera in hand Lisa sets off … Continue readingFarming In Long Island
Written by Phillip Figdore, aka Doc FigPhotography by Donald Knowles, and Phillip Figdore Bag after bag of frozen fish was being removed from a large panel truck at Constantakis’s fish house in Pettys, Long Island. We had just come from interviewing Yan Turnquest, a local … Continue readingFishing On Long Island
Focusing on fishing and farming, Bahamian Project photographers captured the landscape and lifestyles of the beautiful people of Long Island. … Continue readingA Long Island Excursion