The Hummingfish Foundation was founded to help promote and preserve natural environments and sustainable community-based tourism.
They were one of my regular clients when I was working as a freelancer in Hong Kong. In 2008 the organization was commissioned to produce a book, published for the International Conference on Youth, Identity and Nationbuilding in East Timor (Timor-Leste) in November 2008. My task as the designer was to allow the incredible photography to stand on its own – to give freedom to the images so they could speak for themselves and be at the forefront in telling the story. Along with the photos, the 180-page book includes interviews with young East Timorese, information about cultural institutions and local organizations, and facts about aspects of contemporary life in East Timor. It also includes a foreword by José Ramos-Horta, the President of East Timor (2007–2012) when the book was published.
