‘Onaibo’ The Lure of the Sea / The Guyana That I Treasure

Activity: Photographic slideshow
Host: Moray House Trust
Date: Thursday 9th October 2014

Two local photographers, Michael Lam and David Fernandes, exhibited some of their work in a slideshow. David’s presentation, entitled, ‘The Guyana that I treasure’, offered a fascinating glimpse of remote hinterland scenes and panoramas. Although he has travelled extensively in the interior since childhood, he did not start to take photographs on his trips until the 1990s. David is the nephew of one of Guyana’s best known nature photographers, Bobby Fernandes, and has benefitted from his tutelage.

David Fernandes Photograph
David Fernandes Photograph

Michael Lam’s presentation, entitled ‘Onaibo’ (an Arawakan word for water) highlighted some of the neglected jewels in our midst. A series of mesmerising images of the seawall, the horizon, a jhandi flag billowing in the trade winds should send us all rushing to the Kingston foreshore to look at it anew.

Michael Lam Photograph
Michael Lam Photograph

Video Clips:

Oniabo: The Lure of the Sea:
You Tube Clip: http://youtu.be/FvPFWmX14g4