Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography

  • Portfolio
  • About
  • Contact
  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
87 images found
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Loading ()...

  • A Rapanui dancer with body paint listens to native musicians.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493970.JPG
  • Rapanui dancers perform for tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493953.JPG
  • A Rapanui man with his Belgian girlfriend live in a one-room house.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477350.JPG
  • At a political demonstration, marchers carry the red-and-white Rapanui flag.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477015.JPG
  • Tourists with a Rapanui dance group.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493948.JPG
  • A Rapanui dancer entertains tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493952.JPG
  • A Rapanui man fishes for rudderfish in high waves on Easter Island's south coast.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493941.JPG
  • Chilean newlyweds in festive paint and feathers celebrate marriage Rapanui style.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493934.JPG
  • A Rapanui dancer applies body paint to a tourist.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493951.JPG
  • A Rapanui man with his girlfriend.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477352.JPG
  • A Rapanui impresario takes a break at home while waiting for tourists to arrive at his restaurant.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477019.JPG
  • A Rapanui man shares a moment with his pregnant Chilean girlfriend.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477017.JPG
  • A Rapanui man with his Belgian girlfriend live in a one-room house.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493986.JPG
  • A Rapanui sands wooden Moai for sale to tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493957.JPG
  • A Rapanui dancer paints his body.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493950.JPG
  • Chilean newlyweds in festive paint and feathers celebrate marriage Rapanui style.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477349.JPG
  • A Rapanui man fishes for rudderfish in high waves on Easter Island's south coast.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477016.JPG
  • Ahu Akahanga – This small Moai in the blue light of late evening shows the early style for crafting Moais – he has really big eyes – shorter proportions - and it may have been associated with the Ahu behind it at this place over the ocean.  This area on the south coast had a higher population density and had more Moai.  The early statues were more variable in form… later they started to look more alike.<br />
<br />
Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island in the world.  The nearest population center is Chile (2300 miles) and the nearest Polynesian center in the opposite direction is Tahiti (2600 miles).  Easter Island, (Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua) is famous for Moai everywhere along the coast toppled on their Ahu’s and littered abandoned in the center along the Moai roads used to transport them.  Polynesians had a knack for colonizing even the most inhospitable oceanic rock.  They were adept sailors, explorers, colonizers and their experience taught them the best way to escape war or famine was to sail east, to windward in search of new islands.  There is no evidence that a 2nd group reached the island in early history as Heyerdall alledges – in fact it points to the opposite.  Easter Island had military rule until 1965 and had cashless societies of fishing and farming that have since been broken apart by independence and a dependence on tourism.  Rapanui incest laws are strict with everybody tracing roots to 30 or so couples who survived 19th century Peruvian slave raiding and epidemics.
    MM8059_20110522_05453.tif
  • Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island in the world.  The nearest population center is Chile (2300 miles) and the nearest Polynesian center in the opposite direction is Tahiti (2600 miles).  Easter Island, (Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua) is famous for Moai everywhere along the coast and littered abandoned in the center along the Moai roads used to transport them.  Polynesians had a knack for colonizing even the most inhospitable oceanic rock.  They were adept sailors, explorers, colonizers and their experience taught them the best way to escape war or famine was to sail east - to go windward in search of new islands.  There is no evidence that a 2nd group reached the island in early history as Heyerdall alledges – in fact it points to the opposite.  Easter Island had military rule until 1965 and had cashless societies of fishing and farming that have since been broken apart by independence and a dependence on tourism.  Rapa Nui are strict with marriage records and it is possible to trace this culture's roots to 30 or so couples who survived 19th century.
    MM8059_20110616_10548.tif
  • Preparation for a canoe race in Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493960.JPG
  • A palm tree grove at Ahu Nau Nau.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494004.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493988.JPG
  • Three volcanoes, quiet now, formed Easter Island half a million years ago.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493976.JPG
  • Pedestrians and vehicles on the way community to a gathering in Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493939.JPG
  • Tourists diving on Easter Island's reef encounter a fake moai.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477347.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494003.JPG
  • A petroglyph with a birdman motif.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493993.JPG
  • Three volcanoes, quiet now, formed Easter Island half a million years ago.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493974.JPG
  • A trash dump outside Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493969.JPG
  • A native dancer, a tourist and a dog at Ahu Tahia.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493965.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493964.JPG
  • Descendants from Easter Island's original 30 couples.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493949.JPG
  • An ancient Moai statue on a hillside at night.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477353.JPG
  • Restored moai with topknots on Akakena Beach.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493995.JPG
  • Maoi replicas near a hotel.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493980.JPG
  • Restored moai with topknots on Akakena Beach.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493973.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horse, brought over from Tahiti, stands in the rain.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493971.JPG
  • An American photographer on assignment with an Easter Island photographer.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494005.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493998.JPG
  • Restored moai with topknots on Akakena Beach.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493996.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493992.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, graze on Easter Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493978.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493967.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, trek across Easter Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493946.JPG
  • A side of island-grown beef awaits a family gathering.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477018.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, graze on Easter Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494001.JPG
  • A restored Maoi at Ahu Nau Nau.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493999.JPG
  • A moai statue at Ahu Akahanga.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493989.JPG
  • Prisoners carve Moai in the prison workroom for sale to tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493985.JPG
  • Children learn about at an ancient skull on a tour of the museum.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493982.JPG
  • Children learn how to carve Moai in elementary school.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493981.JPG
  • An ancient Moai statue dots a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493968.JPG
  • Spectators at a canoe race in Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493962.JPG
  • A trash recycle center outside Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493956.JPG
  • The daily market in downtown Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493955.JPG
  • A man on horseback rides through downtown Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493954.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, drink water from a container.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493947.JPG
  • A boy on a swing in Easter Island's countryside.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493945.JPG
  • A wild horse invades a herd of grazing cattle.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493944.JPG
  • A tour bus passes a parked motorcycle.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493943.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, graze on Easter Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493942.JPG
  • Boys horse race on the road to Hanga Roa from Tonga Riki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493937.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493935.JPG
  • Three volcanoes, quiet now, formed Easter Island half a million years ago.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477354.JPG
  • Tourists photograph a native dancer in body paint.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477351.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493990.JPG
  • Prisoners carve Moai in the prison workroom for sale to tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493984.JPG
  • Prisoners carve Moai in the prison workroom for sale to tourists.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493983.JPG
  • At a political demonstration, marchers carry independence from Chile banners.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493972.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues dot a hillside on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493963.JPG
  • Ancient Moai statues and wild horses on Anakena Beach.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493959.JPG
  • A petroglyph of a face at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493932.JPG
  • A moai at Plaza Hatumatua in downtown Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493931.JPG
  • A restored moai at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494002.JPG
  • An ancient Moai statue and wild horses on Rano Raraku crater.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493936.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horse, brought over from Tahiti, stands in a flowering field.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493994.JPG
  • A moai statue at Ahu Akahanga.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493991.JPG
  • A moai and dog at Plaza Hatumatua in downtown Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493979.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493966.JPG
  • The Ahu Tautira statue looms behind a girl in a swimsuit.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493940.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch at Ahu Tongariki.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1477348.JPG
  • A small breed of wild horses, brought over from Tahiti, on Easter Island.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1494000.JPG
  • Three volcanoes, quiet now, formed Easter Island half a million years ago.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493975.JPG
  • Preparation for a canoe race in Hanga Roa.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493961.JPG
  • A couple stroll beneath power lines toward moai statues at Ahu Tahai.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493938.JPG
  • Restored moai stand watch over landscapers mowing grass.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493930.JPG
  • A wedding is celebrated Rapanui style.
    RANDY OLSON_MM8059_1493933.JPG