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You have probably already seen the aerial shots of Pariah Island such as this one, courtesy the daring pilots of Private Islands Online:
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You've probably also seen a few of the beach and shoreline shots of the island from our demo shoot photos (here) including this one showing hostMike Tanley ridding his home-away-from-home of sea birds:

But few people have yet to see the interior of Pariah Island, as it appears for upcoming the 25th season. Recently a team of photojournalists hired by The Network were tasked with photographing the island as it will appear when Team Flatus and Team Typhus diligently duke it. Only one photojournalist came back, and with all the injuries he sustained, we can only officially call him a journalist now... the photo part of his title was literally torn from him. It was messy.
Here's a look at island's dark interior:
BELOW: Portions of the island allow some sea water into the interior, forming mini-island "hammocks" within the island itself. Here the waters are calm, but the rabid razorfish... not so much:

BELOW: Team Typhus member Gator wanders foolishly through the wooded interior, oblivious to the fact that the photographer stalking him is also a zombie hungry for human flesh. And drunk, too!

BELOW: From Typhus' camp site, we can see a glimpse of Mike Tanley's air conditioned plantation house in the distance. You can almost smell the Pop Tarts and hookah pipe.

BELOW: The palm trees surrounding the team campsites may look harmless, but each is covered in a poisonous palm sap called Poisonous Palm Sap.

BELOW: A strange hedge maze? An ancient Druid shrubberyhenge? Or did God just come down and dip his finger in the world, and twirl it around a bit? I dunno, you tell me:

BELOW: Another look at Shrubberyhenge:

BELOW: One of the only shelters on the island has been overrun with Creeping Slothvine. At night, these thick vines hum the melody to Smiths songs.

BELOW: The remains of an unlucky ship that came aground only to call Pariah Island it's final resting place:

BELOW: The photo does not fully display the depth of this giant crater, now grown over, but still left with the cause of it: an fallen WWII German bomb.

BELOW: A spot either intended for a team campsite, or a challenge arena, surrounded by giant bamboo:

BELOW: Buddha makes an appearance. We must be near the brothel?

BELOW: An old brick-paved pathway leads to a strange glowing light that -- trust me! -- isn't just the sun making a lens flare on the camera. Really!

BELOW: The lush greenery hides a dark secret: beneath this lovely carpet of green is a four-inch thick bed of rusty, old hypodermic needles.

BELOW: The local aboriginal tribes people call this spider-like plant the "Spider Like Plant", which is English for "spider-like plant."

BELOW: Looking up we see something that looks like innocent Spanish moss, hanging from the trees. Alas, it's not Spanish moss, but FRENCH moss. Yeah... it's that bad.

BELOW: Either it's another lens flare, or a UFO is landing on other side of the jungle.

BELOW: This plant, only found on Pariah Island, is called the Vagina Leaf. Can you guess why?

BELOW: Yet another toxic waste barrel.

BELOW: Hard to tell in this photo, but this strange palm is actually over five feet tall.

BELOW: These are called Colossus Palms. Each stands over 150 feet tall. Contestants will have to scale these wearing nothing but the latest Paris Hilton fragrance.

BELOW: Yet another culture shows its beak on Pariah Island -- this time the famed Gryphon of the ancient Greeks.

BELOW: Found at last (because anything Lost sucks) -- the mysterious hatch at the island's center!

BELOW: Typhus team mate Kim Evergreenstein shows us an old wooden bridge. It probably leads to the Meat Grinder of Death. Or the Pile of Warm Puppies.

BELOW: One of the many polluted streams that snake across Pariah Island. The water actually smells like digested meat.

BELOW: One of the many sources of the island's pollution, no doubt. Either that, or a pipe carrying the remains of last year's losers.

BELOW: Another strange hatch.. not the big one, but equally mysterious. It's reported that noise from inside sounds exactly like someone crying, "Help! Let me out!" but that's ridiculous. What could possibly make a sound like that?

BELOW: The campsite for Team Flatus.

BELOW: Team Typhus' Joan shows her handiness with a flight sickness bag.

BELOW: The island is littered with signs, none of which actually warn against littering. Go figure.

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