This photo was taken in the Sepik Basin area of Papua New Guinea.  Along the banks of the Sepik river and its many tributaries live sparsely-scattered remote villages, scarcely contacted by the outside world, where people live a lifestyle that has changed little for thousands of years.  All transportation is on the water by canoe.  From where this image was taken, the nearest hospital is 6 days away.  Unfortunately, child mortality is high; one child in 13 dies before reaching the age of 5.