The Lost legion
The Lost legion

A story in Australian Style magazine (late 1990s) about Australian patrol officers in Papua New Guinea.

Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray
Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray

Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray before patrolling the Weathercoast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2003.

Ben Bohane with highlands OPM
Ben Bohane with highlands OPM

Photojournalist Ben Bohane among OPM guerrillas from Nduga highlands area, West Papua 1995

Francis Ona Time magazine
Francis Ona Time magazine

A page from a Time Magazine feature on Bougainville's war. Photo is of BRA leader Francis Ona, holding a samurai sword at his Guava villahe home during Bougainville's war of independence. 1994

OPM guard
OPM guard

An OPM guerrilla with cassowary headress and Dutch rifle stands sentry as locals gather for an independence flag-raising ceremony. Highlands of West Papua/Indonesia. 1995

Black Islands book cover
Black Islands book cover

Cover for Ben Bohane's book The Black islands - Spirit and War in Melanesia

Cultist Land
Cultist Land

Cultist Land: PNGDF and BRF soldiers respond to grenade explosion while on patrol in Bana district, Bougainville, PNG 1996

Aus mag cover on Bougainville
Aus mag cover on Bougainville

The Weekend Australian magazine coveer with photo by Ben Bohane of a PNGDF soldier patrolling Bougainville. Story on the 'Sandline Affair' by Mary Louise O'Callaghan. 1999

Ben accred
Ben accred

Some of Ben Bohane's press accrediations hang in his office, Port Vila Vanuatu. 2022

OPM war dance pano
OPM war dance pano

Nduga warriors and OPM guerrillas in a war dance, running around their leaders in the centre including Titus Murip and Daniel Kogeya. Ngselema village, highlands of West Papua. 1995

War book cover by T&G
War book cover by T&G

Cover of the book 'War' by the degreeouth collective of Australian war photographers. A collection of the 8 members' best war photos are in the book, published by T&G press. 2009

AKs & Apsaras
AKs & Apsaras

Cambodian government soldier guarding the temples of Angkor Wat. He provided escort at a time when the Khmer Rouge was still active in the area and much of the wider complex area still had land mines.1996

Monks at War magazine page
Monks at War magazine page

A page from a magazine with a story by Ben Bohane about the role of the Buddhist clergy in Burma

Burma monk portrait chest
Burma monk portrait chest

A Burmese Buddhist monk reveals his chest tattoo at a monastry in eastern Burma. 1991

Vanity Fair Tibet inside cover
Vanity Fair Tibet inside cover

A photo by Ben Bohane shot on assinment foir Vanity Fair Italy magazine in Tibet and western China. Shows young monks debating. 2008

Stop! UK troops in Belfast
Stop! UK troops in Belfast

British soldiers on the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1993.

 Women walk outside the blue mosque in Mazar e Sharif in this accidental double exposure. Afghanistan 1992

Women walk outside the blue mosque in Mazar e Sharif in this accidental double exposure. Afghanistan 1992

Chinook Load Lanes Afghanistan
Chinook Load Lanes Afghanistan

A Guam Battalion soldier with British forces about to board a Chinook helicopter for a mission in Helmand province. Kandahar, Afghanistan 2013

Last frontier magazine story
Last frontier magazine story

Part of an opening spread in GQ magazine about West Papua's struggle for independence, based on story and pictures by Ben Bohane.

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Jungle hibiscus
Jungle hibiscus

A red hibiscus dangles in front of jungle. Carteret atolls, off Buka, Bougainville, PNG. 2009

Hiri Moale girl
Hiri Moale girl

A girl in kastom dress during the annual Hiri Moale festival, Port Moresby, PNG 2003.

Rascals Bulletin cover
Rascals Bulletin cover

Cover of the Bulletin magazine with story by Ben Bohane about raskol gangs active in Papua New Guinea. 1995

Island Style film jacket
Island Style film jacket

Cover jacket for film by Ben Bohane who spent a month in Afghanistan embedded with Pacific island soldiers - mainly Guam battalion - to record their experiences of the war. 2015

Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, Afghanistan 2013
Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, Afghanistan 2013

Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, travelling from Kandahar to Spin Boldak on the Pakistan border. Afghanistan 2013

Black Islands poster
Black Islands poster

Black Islands book promotional poster

Blue house Vietnam
Blue house Vietnam

A blue house with bonsais on Ly Son island, Vietnam 2016

Spinich7 magazine cover
Spinich7 magazine cover

Cover of Spinach7 magazine with photos and story by Ben Bohane from the Solomon Islands civil war. 2004

ACP flyer
ACP flyer

An Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) flyer promoting Ben Bohane's exhibition there in 2006

Leaving home: Carterets
Leaving home: Carterets

Uncertain future: man takes his daugters hand as they cross low lying atolls vulnerable to rising seas and climate change. Some havbe called the Carteret islanders the first climate refugees. Off Buka, PNG 2009

Degreesouth members gather
Degreesouth members gather

Members of the degreesouth photo collective gather at the Brisbane Powerhouse for their exhibition 'War'. From left, Ben Bohane, Tim page, Michael Coyne, David Dare Parker, Joyce Evans and Stephen Dupont.

Pacifc Lockdown film cover
Pacifc Lockdown film cover

DVD jacket for Pacific lockdown, a documentary film about 4 video diarists during the Covid pandemic. Directed by Ben Bohane for the Australia Pacific Security College. 2021

Whirling dervishes pano
Whirling dervishes pano

Turkish 'whirling dervishes' perform in Utrecht, Holland. They are Sufi sect of Islam who spin into trance dances as a route to God. 1998

 Red Cross magazine using Ben Bohane photos from the Carteret atolls for their report, 2009

Red Cross magazine using Ben Bohane photos from the Carteret atolls for their report, 2009

 Ben Bohane cover story on the rise of Islam in Melanesia for Pacific magazine, 2007

Ben Bohane cover story on the rise of Islam in Melanesia for Pacific magazine, 2007

 Ben Bohane cover story for the Diplomat magazine on the US military buildup on Guam, 2007

Ben Bohane cover story for the Diplomat magazine on the US military buildup on Guam, 2007

The Lost legion
Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray
Ben Bohane with highlands OPM
Francis Ona Time magazine
OPM guard
Black Islands book cover
Cultist Land
Aus mag cover on Bougainville
Ben accred
OPM war dance pano
War book cover by T&G
AKs & Apsaras
Monks at War magazine page
Burma monk portrait chest
Vanity Fair Tibet inside cover
Stop! UK troops in Belfast
 Women walk outside the blue mosque in Mazar e Sharif in this accidental double exposure. Afghanistan 1992
Chinook Load Lanes Afghanistan
Last frontier magazine story
BBoverview20.jpg
Jungle hibiscus
Hiri Moale girl
Rascals Bulletin cover
Island Style film jacket
Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, Afghanistan 2013
Black Islands poster
Blue house Vietnam
Spinich7 magazine cover
ACP flyer
Leaving home: Carterets
Degreesouth members gather
Pacifc Lockdown film cover
Whirling dervishes pano
 Red Cross magazine using Ben Bohane photos from the Carteret atolls for their report, 2009
 Ben Bohane cover story on the rise of Islam in Melanesia for Pacific magazine, 2007
 Ben Bohane cover story for the Diplomat magazine on the US military buildup on Guam, 2007
The Lost legion

A story in Australian Style magazine (late 1990s) about Australian patrol officers in Papua New Guinea.

Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray

Harold Keke and GLF guerrillas pray before patrolling the Weathercoast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2003.

Ben Bohane with highlands OPM

Photojournalist Ben Bohane among OPM guerrillas from Nduga highlands area, West Papua 1995

Francis Ona Time magazine

A page from a Time Magazine feature on Bougainville's war. Photo is of BRA leader Francis Ona, holding a samurai sword at his Guava villahe home during Bougainville's war of independence. 1994

OPM guard

An OPM guerrilla with cassowary headress and Dutch rifle stands sentry as locals gather for an independence flag-raising ceremony. Highlands of West Papua/Indonesia. 1995

Black Islands book cover

Cover for Ben Bohane's book The Black islands - Spirit and War in Melanesia

Cultist Land

Cultist Land: PNGDF and BRF soldiers respond to grenade explosion while on patrol in Bana district, Bougainville, PNG 1996

Aus mag cover on Bougainville

The Weekend Australian magazine coveer with photo by Ben Bohane of a PNGDF soldier patrolling Bougainville. Story on the 'Sandline Affair' by Mary Louise O'Callaghan. 1999

Ben accred

Some of Ben Bohane's press accrediations hang in his office, Port Vila Vanuatu. 2022

OPM war dance pano

Nduga warriors and OPM guerrillas in a war dance, running around their leaders in the centre including Titus Murip and Daniel Kogeya. Ngselema village, highlands of West Papua. 1995

War book cover by T&G

Cover of the book 'War' by the degreeouth collective of Australian war photographers. A collection of the 8 members' best war photos are in the book, published by T&G press. 2009

AKs & Apsaras

Cambodian government soldier guarding the temples of Angkor Wat. He provided escort at a time when the Khmer Rouge was still active in the area and much of the wider complex area still had land mines.1996

Monks at War magazine page

A page from a magazine with a story by Ben Bohane about the role of the Buddhist clergy in Burma

Burma monk portrait chest

A Burmese Buddhist monk reveals his chest tattoo at a monastry in eastern Burma. 1991

Vanity Fair Tibet inside cover

A photo by Ben Bohane shot on assinment foir Vanity Fair Italy magazine in Tibet and western China. Shows young monks debating. 2008

Stop! UK troops in Belfast

British soldiers on the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1993.

Women walk outside the blue mosque in Mazar e Sharif in this accidental double exposure. Afghanistan 1992

Chinook Load Lanes Afghanistan

A Guam Battalion soldier with British forces about to board a Chinook helicopter for a mission in Helmand province. Kandahar, Afghanistan 2013

Last frontier magazine story

Part of an opening spread in GQ magazine about West Papua's struggle for independence, based on story and pictures by Ben Bohane.

Jungle hibiscus

A red hibiscus dangles in front of jungle. Carteret atolls, off Buka, Bougainville, PNG. 2009

Hiri Moale girl

A girl in kastom dress during the annual Hiri Moale festival, Port Moresby, PNG 2003.

Rascals Bulletin cover

Cover of the Bulletin magazine with story by Ben Bohane about raskol gangs active in Papua New Guinea. 1995

Island Style film jacket

Cover jacket for film by Ben Bohane who spent a month in Afghanistan embedded with Pacific island soldiers - mainly Guam battalion - to record their experiences of the war. 2015

Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, Afghanistan 2013

Ben Bohane in an MWRAP, travelling from Kandahar to Spin Boldak on the Pakistan border. Afghanistan 2013

Black Islands poster

Black Islands book promotional poster

Blue house Vietnam

A blue house with bonsais on Ly Son island, Vietnam 2016

Spinich7 magazine cover

Cover of Spinach7 magazine with photos and story by Ben Bohane from the Solomon Islands civil war. 2004

ACP flyer

An Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) flyer promoting Ben Bohane's exhibition there in 2006

Leaving home: Carterets

Uncertain future: man takes his daugters hand as they cross low lying atolls vulnerable to rising seas and climate change. Some havbe called the Carteret islanders the first climate refugees. Off Buka, PNG 2009

Degreesouth members gather

Members of the degreesouth photo collective gather at the Brisbane Powerhouse for their exhibition 'War'. From left, Ben Bohane, Tim page, Michael Coyne, David Dare Parker, Joyce Evans and Stephen Dupont.

Pacifc Lockdown film cover

DVD jacket for Pacific lockdown, a documentary film about 4 video diarists during the Covid pandemic. Directed by Ben Bohane for the Australia Pacific Security College. 2021

Whirling dervishes pano

Turkish 'whirling dervishes' perform in Utrecht, Holland. They are Sufi sect of Islam who spin into trance dances as a route to God. 1998

Red Cross magazine using Ben Bohane photos from the Carteret atolls for their report, 2009

Ben Bohane cover story on the rise of Islam in Melanesia for Pacific magazine, 2007

Ben Bohane cover story for the Diplomat magazine on the US military buildup on Guam, 2007

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