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  • Diver above large anemone, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Two old East India Company cannons on the bow of The Mnuw, a 170ft (55m) Phinisi schooner from Indonesia set up as a restaurant and bars.  The Mnuw is moored just off the Manta Ray Bay Resort, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Red Coral, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Broken coral is collected and cooked to create lime that is chewed with betel nut to amplify the effect.  Betel is chewed partly for cultural reasons (like smoking) but it also acts as a mild stimulant and appetite suppressant, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Traditional dances are a central part of the Yap culture. The decorations for the dance make imaginative use of natural materials to excellent effect, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Boy Climbs Betel Palm, Yap Micronesia(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large anemone look like hair waving and swirling in the current, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Sea Slug feet feeling their way over a red coral, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Pair of Clown Fish with baby clown fish in Anemone, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Old Traditional Path Between Palms, Yap Micronesia(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This green polka dotted nudibranch is an unusually colorful creature, Yap Micronesia <br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Huge soft leather coral in Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Damaged Anti Aircraft Gun from WWII, Yap Micronesia(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Cockpit of Old Plane, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Christmas Tree Like Tube Worm, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Brain Coral, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Wave Breaking on Coral, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Scribbled Filefish, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • An ideal swimming place between the rock islands at one of the diver lunch spots, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The traditional dances in Yap have no schedule and occur only when the people themselves decide to have a dance.  The Yap dancers are the most skilled and authentic Pacific dancers I have seen. The dancers include people of all ages, and everyone has a lot of fun, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Young man leading the other dancers in a dramatic dance. The traditional dance costume makes imaginative use of local materials, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The Mnuw is a 170ft (55m) Phinisi schooner from Indonesia set up as a restaurant and bars.  The Mnuw is moored just off the Manta Ray Bay Resort, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Abundant Sea Life, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Old WWII Japanese School, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Hard coral, abstract macro - Yap Micronesia - (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Coral garden, including a variety of soft leather and cauliflower corals, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Coral Ball, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ceremonial House and Stone Money, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Traditional hand carved canoe, Yap.  The fork or V shape at the bow of the boat is used to point at a star as an aid to navigation between the far flung islands. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Soft Coral Anemone moves back and forward in the current like mermaid hair, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Village Chief explaining dance culture in Yap Micronesia.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Young Child in Traditional Dress, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking up at some Yap stone money and the coconut palms against a bright blue sky, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Coconuts seen through hole in middle of stone money, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Crinoid (Sea Fan) filter feeding in the clear waters around Yap, Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Regal Angel Fish, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Local House with Family Stone Money Outside, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Japanese Zero Wreck, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Boy in Traditional Dance, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Magnificently camouflaged poisonous stonefish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Golden Sea Fan Crinoid, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Crinoid (Sea Fan) feeding in the current, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Female Mandarin Fish, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This is a Forceps Fish.  It might look like a Butterflyfish but it does not have a vertical black stripe through the eye. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This local village chief is over 70 years old and is still fit and active.  He does not drink or smoke, but chews betel as is traditional on the island, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large anti-aircraft gun from World War II, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Dolphins on custom men's house, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Very Large Stone Money, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Thumb Splitter (Mantis Shrimp) a strange creature that uses its claws to create a pressure wave that shocks its prey but is also powerful enough to split your finger or break glass if you get too close, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Coral Polyps, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Chief Chewing Betel, Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Brain coral,Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The clear blue water around Yap promotes healthy coral growth. This large brain coral is particularly beautiful, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ancient stone paths like this connect all the villages in Yap, Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • It was amazing to watch the feet of this sea slug feeling its way along the reef in Yap Micronesia<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Trochus shells decorate the wall of a traditional Men's House in Yap. Men and women can gather in their own separate communal housing during the day.  The traditional house is actually far more than a place to gather, the building and maintenance and use of the house is integral to the passing on of skills and culture from one generation to another, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Coconut Palm, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Nudibranch moving slowly along the reef, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Elder matriarch helping a young girl prepare for a traditional dance. These interactions are one way in which the cultural traditions are passed from one generation to another. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Chief preparing betel, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Convolutions of Brain Coral, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Each piece of stone money has a name and a story.  Some stone money is more valuable than others, depending on the difficulties, heroism and lives lost obtaining and transporting the money, Yap Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This is a Pipefish (probably a Bellybarred) a close relative of the seahorse family, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The men's house is an amazing construction, no nails are used and only locally available materials go into the creation of cool place to gather and shelter from tropical sun. Local hand made twine and ropes of different thicknesses are used to bind everything together in a flexible and strong structure that is able to withstand high winds. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Talented traditional dancers form a  konga line in front of stone money in Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • All age groups, including the very young, participate and enjoy traditional dance, Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The Pantheon (temple of all gods) built, in 110 AD on the site of previous versions. It is in excellent condition and is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. This image has a water color effect applied. (Photo by Travel Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This close up (macro) image of coral polyps shows the  complex terrain of the living coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Abstract impressionistic image of gulping open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This image is an abstract impressionist interpretation of the open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Woman in traditional sari in outback Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tea picker with a handful of tea leaves on the slopes of the plantation.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Fishermen take these colorful boats out at night and return early in the morning with their catches.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Elephants stampede through the middle of the village as they run towards the river for their daily bath.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A tropical tableau of water loving animals.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The rolling hills of tea create a luminous landscape.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Picking tea in the clean clear air of the highlands of Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The  tea, the high altitude blue sky and the well dressed tea pickers on a steep slope are all elemental Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Sun, water and elephants.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Asian elephants in Sri Lanka wander freely around some parts of the country with few constraints.  These elephants are quite used to humans but are nevertheless still wild and potentially dangerous.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Half way up the face of a sheer cliff the monks painted colorful frescoes of women.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A rice farmer, hard at work in the tropical heat.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tea pickers in a sea of green against an intensely blue sky.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Picking tea in a sea of luminous green.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A spectacular bird mask, with a cobra in the beak.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Monks painted angelic women half way up the face of a sheer cliff face fifteen hundred years ago.  The overhanging cliff face has protected them from the elements.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The unusual texture of this relief and the simple play of light and shadow is eye catching.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Part way up the face of the Sigiriya cliff the verdant fields and mountains of Sri Lanka open up.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tea pickers in the clear highland air of Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Picking tea is hard work, but is carried out with an elegant grace and dignity.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This old bull elephant is used to humans but is still half wild and quite dangerous.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Colorful Buddhas located inside a cave temple.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • These colorful boats go out at night and return early in the morning with their catches.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • From this one window you can see bamboo, rice and tea growing.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Most of the buildings on the water next to this one were swept away by the tsunami.  The few that remained were scarred and badly damaged.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The giant feet of the Buddha.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A serene Buddha amongst the ruins of the old city.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This motif is repeated in numerous places throughout the old city ruins.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This massive cathedral-like structure was built by a Sri Lankan king almost a thousand years ago. It is unusually large for a Buddhist shrine.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ancient lovers forever entwined in the ruins of the old city, Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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