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Sarah Marshall

Tour guide Tepoeaotiu Heitaa leads travellers to the L’ipona archaeological site on Hiva Oa, filled with Tiki statues.

Tepoeaotiu Heitaa, a tour guide, dancer and tattoo artist, crouches beside the Smiling Tiki on Hiva Oa island.

Marquesan dive instructor Humu Kaimuko has tattooed his body with Polynesian symbols telling the story of his life.

Boatman Ismael Tixier feeds leftover fish to greater crested terns at Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon.

Necklaces made from seeds are sold by artisans from the Mahakatau Heipani co-operative at a craft market on Tahuata island.

A dancer performs at the Farerei Haga Rangiroa festival.

Fried fish and coconut bread served on palm plates at a barbecue picnic on a sandbank in the Blue Lagoon.

Boatman Ismael Tixier was taught how to weave palms by his mother.

Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon.

Marquesan dive instructor Humu Kaimuko is a master spearfisher.