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Samoan Youth

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This young man was preparing with his friends for his moment of fame on the stage at the Samoan Village at the Polynesian dance festival called Pasifika in Auckland in March this year.




Samoan Youth Pasifika
Samoan Youth
Canon EOS 20D
1/30sec at f/20
ISO 200
Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm

More photographs from the same Pasifika Festival day can be found in my new post, Faces of Pasifika 2007 — A Day at Auckland's Pacific Festival.

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Anonymous said…
He is cute
May 18, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Anonymous said…
dat guys name is Antonio hes half samoan half tongan. lol
November 24, 2008 at 2:56 AM
Anonymous said…
excuse me i fiNk dats me iN ur dat picture!!
November 24, 2008 at 3:01 AM
J said…
hes so beautiful
June 3, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Anonymous said…
shame my name is not Antonio im samoan ahh..
shuddup other wise im goin to give u a sasa..
Bolo lau kama..
August 7, 2009 at 7:07 AM
Anonymous said…
how old is this guy? n what college he go to?
September 20, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Anonymous said…
that guy is so cute he is definately my future husband, whats his name??
March 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Anonymous said…
FUCKEN TAKE MY BROTHERS PHOTO DOWN YOU FUCKEN DESPERATE RETARDS
May 9, 2011 at 6:09 AM
Anonymous said…
omg hes gorgeous haha
December 1, 2011 at 4:53 PM
Anonymous said…
He's a cutie.
February 13, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Unknown said…
He's like the most handsome guy i've ever seen. What's his name?
June 6, 2014 at 1:29 PM
Unknown said…
Lol wow! Only seeing this now 😅 I was 17 in that photo. I am now 31. Thanks John for taking such a memorable photo.
April 30, 2021 at 1:50 PM
John C said…
I'm so sorry, I just saw your post. I'm glad you found your photo and liked it. I guess by now you are 36! I was just looking through my photos from that day at Pasifika and I actually posted some more photos. Perhaps you'll see some of your friends there. Here's a link to the new post: https://www.photographybyjohncorney.com/2026/07/faces-of-pasifika-2007-day-at-aucklands.html
July 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
John C said…
Btw, I'm glad you like the photo. If you ever see my reply, please send me a message from the contact page - I'd like to send you a print of the photo if you'd like.
July 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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