The Yami People Of Lanyu. Four thirty in the morning on Yen-Yu beach: the fishermen get ready to brave the waves and evil spirits, well protected by...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. While the men are out at sea fishing or hunting in the mountains, the Yami women traditionally tend to the fields,...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Silver helmets are handed down from father to son. Oral legend tells that the silver used for the helmets comes from wrecks...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. The 'hair dance' is a traditional ritual among the Yamis: when the men come back from their fishing expeditions with a good...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. While the men are out at sea fishing or hunting in the mountains, the Yami women traditionally tend to the fields,...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Like an astronaut, a Yami stares through the two square black holes at eye level.
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Tongchin Beach - The silver helmets have two square holes from which the Yami can observe everything and not be seen. A...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Detail of a fresco in the Yami place of worship of Hungtou. The altar in this church is shaped like a fish;the Yami worship...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. The Yamis dress differently according to the task at hand for the day: they wear their silver helmets for fishing and daily...台灣
The Yami People Of Lanyu. The bow of the pirogue is fitted with a feather-trimmed cross, evoking the ambiguity of the flying fish: half amphibian,...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. View of Yami church of worship. The pirogue, so important for Yami life, is painted on the side of the main entrance.
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Two Yami in their typical rattan armour nowadays used only for hunting wild boars in the bush surrounding the mountains on...台灣
The Yami People Of Lanyu. The silver helmets of the Yamis have a direct relationship with their fishing activities. When twilight falls on Orchid...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. View of Yami church of worship. The pirogue, so important for Yami life, is painted on the side of the main entrance.
The Yami People Of Lanyu. The Christian cross amidst a people of unalterable tradition. This is the Yami sole concession to the outside world despite...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. During the winter time, when temperature drops, Yamis retire in their winter houses underground, where earth provides a...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. After returning from their fishing expeditions, Yami people remove their silver helmets and thanks the sea.
The Yami People Of Lanyu. Interior of one of the oldest Yami houses on Orchid Island. ?The interior of the houses was definitely the hardest thing to...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. During the winter time, when temperature drops, Yamis retire in their winter houses underground, where earth provides a...
The Yami People Of Lanyu. When twilight falls, the silver helmets are hung by the top and allowed to sway in the wind like shining silvery lanterns.
The Yami People Of Lanyu. At the end of a day at sea - The Yamis always wear their silver helmets when they go out at sea for their fishing...
Soldier checks a F-5 Fighter during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...
Pilot and a soldier are checking in a F-16 Fighting Falcon during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30,...台灣, 軍事基地
Fighter takes off during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged live-fire...台灣
Soldier checks F-16 Fighting Falcon during an annual drill at a Air Base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops...
Pilots salute from a F-5 Fighter during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...
Fighting Falcon takes off during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...台灣, F16戰機
Soldiers check a F-5 Fighter during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...台灣
Soldier checks a F-5 Fighter during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...
Soldiers carry a missile of a F-5 Fighter during an annual drill at an air base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese...台灣, 飛彈, 臺東市
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon launch flares during an annual drill at a Air Base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops...台灣
Orion aircraft launches flares during an annual drill at a Air Base in Taitung City, southeast Taiwan on January 30, 2018. Taiwanese troops staged...
