Downloadable vidcasts and PDF files of the Local Lives series of photoessays, written and photographed by Mark Lyndersay and published in the Guardian newspapers.


Vidcast about how I create the Local Lives series
A celebration travels around the world to a river in Blanchisseuse
Chocolate City adds a sweet twist to Carnival's traditional J'Ouvert celebration
In a quiet village in Enterprise, Chaguanas, Hindu children learn their the richer meaning of their religion by performing it.
Applying management principles of customer service, Tribe builds a user friendly band
Preserving a family tradition, a son and daughter remember their father's dream of praise.
For more than 20 years, Anra Bobb has been one of the thousands who produce Carnival.
A community shares in the commemoration of historic Muslim martyrdom.
A family keeps the lights of Divali lit.
From dusk to dawn, a traveller journeys to work.
A town falls silent as T&T footballers contest the World Cup.
Amid the stink of a city's garbage, an economy blossoms.
In just two days candidates are selected for the Miss Universe and Miss World shows.
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - The Traditionalists
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - San Fernando's Ivan Kalicharan
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - Kingmaker Wade Madray
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - Award winning bandleader Brian McFarlane
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - Large band Trini Revellers
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - Large Band Tribe
The Making Mas series on Carnival's designers and producers - Harts, producing mas for 50 years