During the Great Southern Bioblitz 2021, we organised an expedition with Kevin and Wojciech from @birdexplorers to photograph and film Fiji’s endemic and rarely seen Pink-billed parrotfinch (Erythrura kleinschmidti). This elusive bird is only found […]
Fidschi steht normalerweise für palmengesäumte Strände, azurblaue Lagunen und tropische Gastfreundlichkeit. Die Realität zeichnet zurzeit ein anderes Bild: geschlossene Landesgrenzen, explodierende COVID-19 Neuinfektionen und steigende Arbeitslosigkeit bestimmen den Alltag der Inselnation, die am Rande einer […]
When I recently came across the latest scientific paper coming out of Fiji’s Shark Reef Marine Reserve I thought this might be a great chance to write a short article summarising the findings making it […]
A few weeks ago, a friend called and ask whether I would be keen to participate in an art project which was curated by him. Without knowing too much detail, I was keen to join […]
The last few months here in Fiji have been hard. COVID has made its way into the country and communities, after a year of no cases beyond the border quarantine facilities. Life was normal here, […]
After we managed to find a dog sitter for our two ladies Kaia and Lewa, Amanda and I screened to Love our Locals deals to find a place to spend the weekend here on Viti […]
Last week, Greg contacted me to ask whether I would be up for a little project with him: interviewing several University of the South Pacific students about their experiences with COVID-19. It sounded like a […]
Last December I had to chance to be part of an exciting project initiated by the Alliance Française here in Suva. As part of the yearly organised “Nuit des idées” or “Night of Ideas” in […]
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 […]
Tom Vierus is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist based in Suva, Fiji Islands.
This page is dedicated to his work, projects, and assignments and to share some behind-the-scenes footage.
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