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Caving in Papua New Guinea
SEPTEMBER 2006
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Black Hole Wilderness
Photograph by Stephen L. Alvarez
On New Britain island, part of Papua New Guinea, a massive sinkhole called Minye yawns across the rain forest. New Britain's sinkholes, also called dolines, are among the largest in the world, often leading down to massive caves. In January 2006 a team of 12 cavers from Britain, France, and the United States traveled to the island to descend into Ora, one of the island's largest sinkholes, and probe the cave passing through it.
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Format: Digital
Lens: 16mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/1250 @ f/4
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Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Time of Day: 9 a.m.
Lighting Techniques: Natural light
Special Equipment: Helicopter
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