Kingdom of Tonga PhotoBank @ www.tonganz.com

Welcome to the PhotoBank of the Kingdom of Tonga. This collection of photography was produced by David Mulliss (Dip Photog) who is a photographer regularly based in Tonga. These images are available to be licenced for print, multimedia and other purposes. Images can be produced for specific purposes on request. Images have been provided for magazines and publishers around the world, such as the American Sailing Association and Bess Press Inc (Hawai'i).

All images displayed on this website are protected by local and international copyright laws. Copyright for all images on this site remain the property of David Mulliss. Images can be licenced for specific purposes or time periods, or purchased outright (you can own the copyright). All licences are exclusive - nobody else can use the image you've licenced and it is removed from the gallery while licenced. Once a licence has expired, the digital files must be deleted or destroyed.

These images do not belong in the public domain. You are allowed to browse the images on this page, but you are prohibited from downloading these images or using them for any other use without permission. No rights are transferred without cleared, full and final payment, prior to usage. Violators will be prosecuted. For more information please email your requests to david@tonganz.com or telephone +(676) 48175.

Please note that all images below are part of a sequence and are usually also available as vertical images. All major news events are covered. Image resolution is 3,000x2,000 pixels and are available as TIFF and JPEG. There are thousands of high-quality images in the PhotoBank so please send in any particular requests. Please find below a sample contact sheet. Malo 'aupito and talk to you soon.

All images © David Mulliss 2005.

Kingdom of Tonga Contact Sheet by David Mulliss

Photos of Tonga, Tonga Photography, Photography of Tonga, Preparing 'umu food, Coconut palm fronds along an idyllic Tongan beach, The traditional umu, Tongan sky, Local Tongan boys swimming and playing at the wharf, Traditional 'umu food, Yachts bask in afternoon sunshine in Nuku'alofa's port, A Game of checkers, Chinese fishing boat, Pangaimotu island and beach - a paradise for holidaymakers, Military groups and brass bands parade often, Tongan cemetries are traditionally decorated beautifully, People travel on the back of trucks, Grave detail at Tongan cemetry showing black pebbles, Liahona High School boys support their rugby team, The Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa is the King's main residence, Air New Zealand flies regularly to Tonga, The Royal Tombs at Nuku'alofa where the Royal family is buried, young Tongans at fire festival on Tongan King's Birthday, A huge Tongan tapa cloth is painted and dried in the sun, young Tongans at fire festival on Tongan King's Birthday, Taxi driver at Talamahu market in Nuku'alofa, Tongan street vendor sells goods by night, Painting designs onto Tapa, archway in Tonga celebrating King's birthday, The Ancient Lapaha Tombs at Mu'a, archway in Tonga celebrating King's birthday, Tuna is sold by a street vendor, Graves are decorated attractively, Young Tongan watches the arrival of one of many cruise ships, Fire dancers and fire eaters are popular in Tonga, Making mats and tapa is a family affair, The Ha'amonga trilithon is an ancient stonehenge, Cliffs on Tongatapu make great views, A Polynesian sunset at its best, Traditional music is played live at a resort, Female dancers in traditional costume, Male dancers in traditional costume, Male dancers at the Tonga National Centre, Dancing is colourful and lively, Small coconut palm and sunset, A Roman Catholic church in Tonga, Poulaho King of the Friendly Islands drinking Kava, Traditional Tongan handicrafts, Tongan boys sing and dance traditional songs, Tongan feast with roast suckling pig, Atata Island Royal Sunset Resort, Peau Vavau flies DC3s in the Kingdom of Tonga, Peau Vavau flies DC3s in the Kingdom of Tonga, Peau Vavau flies DC3s in the Kingdom of Tonga, International Dateline Hotel in the Kingdom of Tonga, Pangaimotu island beach fales, Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Cargo ships frequent the port, Voting in the elections with traditional voting booths, Placing a vote in Tonga's elections, Traditional tupenu and ta'ovala, Lunchtime in the park, Fale alea - civil servants on strike, Miss Heilala beauty pageant, Funeral in Tonga, Yachts in Nukualofa