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Henry Wallace sits inside his living room as his youngest son Kirkiettoe, 2, looks on from a bedroom. Wallace built the house himself and plans on adding a loft when he can afford it.

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Wilton Russell threatens Jaheem, his 4-year-old grandson, with discpline if he doesn't behave. Jaheem usually lives with his mother in Nassau, but because he is "so bad" she sent him to Red Bays to learn manners from his grandfather.

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After hiking through dense brush into an area of Old Red Bays, Wilton Russell stops to rest beneath an old metal shed. As a morning shower tings the outside of his refuge, Russell lights a blunt and shares his childhood memories of the area. Russell said that part of life is knowing when to stop and meditate on it.

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Kirshan Barr, 1 and 6 months, sits in the doorway of Peggy Colebrooke's house. Colebrooke weaves baskets and sells them on her front porch to passers by, and Kirshan sometimes helps her by bringing the baskets outside.

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Red Bays Primary School students enjoy a game of baseball during afternoon recess. Although they don't have "proper" equipment, the children make do with scrap wood and a tennis ball.

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Swinging through the air from the wooden skeleton of an unfinished structure, Jaheem Russel, 4, enjoys an afternoon of fun in Red Bays. When completed, the building will serve as a work space for Henry Wallace, who carves on a small bench exposed to the elements.

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Henry Wallace, 50, has been carving wood for over 30 years. In that time he has lived in Nassau, befriended Bob Marley, had work displayed in the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., and lived a storied personal life. His passion is his faith, Rastafarianism, and his art work. Here he kisses a woman carrying fruit, a piece that will go to one of his friends in Nassau.

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A girl boards the bus for high school at about 7 a.m. in Red Bays, Andros Island.

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William "Scrapiron" Colebrooke, famous for making baskets large enough to fit people in them, sits in his home in Red Bays. Colebrooke quit weaving due to the lack tourists willing to spend money in Red Bays. People come to hear stories and take pictures, but no one buys anything, he said.

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I just returned from one of the best times of my life...Flyins in Andros Island, Bahamas. I'm going to try and post a new photo a day as I go through them. Let me know what you think...


School girls pose during recess at Red Bay Primary School in Andros Island, Bahamas.