Author: Bahamas Photographer
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A Long Island Legend
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 passed on his both skills to his son Mark, as…
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Farming In Long Island
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 for an adventure, to discover the heart of island life……
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Fishing On 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 commercial and charter fisherman with the intention of talking with…
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A Long Island Excursion
Focusing on fishing and farming, Bahamian Project photographers captured the landscape and lifestyles of the beautiful people of Long Island.
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Island Airman – Paul Aranha
Born August 1936, Captain Paul Cecil Aranha is a veteran of The Bahamas aviation industry, a history buff, and a true-true Bahamian with a full, well-storied life and career. We met him at his home in Lyford Cay to photograph him for The Bahamian Project. While we set up the camera and lights, Paul entertained…
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Guardians of the Light
The candy-striped Elbow Reef Lighthouse is the centerpiece of the pretty, pastel, storybook Hope Town settlement. But it’s more than a tourist attraction. It’s more than a lighthouse. What makes it special? The love, dedication and support behind it…