A few weeks back I spent six days with the Kulawai Team on Taveuni, Fiji’s fourth-largest island. The group consisted of NatureFiji-MareqetiViti staff and volunteers and was led by Vilikesa Masimbalavu to search for the […]
Originally, I planned to post separate articles with birds of Fiji images depending on their size and type. A few months back I posted the first article with images of small to medium-sized birds here […]
When I saw an advert in the Fiji Times a few months back calling for expressions of interest fort a local diving liveaboard trip on the NAI’A I opened up my laptop and sent an […]
A few weeks back we celebrated Amanda’s 31st birthday and we decided to enjoy a few days away from Suva by visiting Beqa Island. Due to the COVID situation, Fiji’s tourism industry has suffered drastically […]
As part of a larger video series about the European-funded RENI (Readiness for El Niño) Project implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC), I am currently editing a series of videos documenting different aspects of the […]
Sometimes it is essential to leave the stress of the city behind oneself and embark on a little outdoor adventure. Suva visitors and residents have an excellent opportunity for that right in front of their […]
In my last post about the birdlife here in Fiji, I concentrated on the small and medium-sized birds that I have seen and photographed thus far. This post is dedicated to the doves (or pigeons, […]
I know this lockdown sucks for many but there are a few positives of staying home, too. One of them is a lot of (unforeseen) time at hand. One of the tasks that Amanda and […]
In last week’s blog post I wrote about how we flew to the Iwokrama Forest in Guyana’s interior where we started to collect information on Guyana’s fauna and flora and existing ecotourism operations. Already on […]
On a recent assignment for Urgewald, a German NGO that you can read about more here, I fly to a country many people will never have heard about: Guyana. This natural jewel lies in the […]
Tom Vierus is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist based in Suva, Fiji Islands. This blog is dedicated to his assignments and to sharing some behind-the-scenes footage.
