FIJI ISLANDS

Fiji Islands

Living and working in Fiji I have spent time in various parts of the island archipelago consisting of more than 300 islands. Fiji is home to less than one million people but has a lot to offer – above and below the water surface.

Diving in Fiji during COVID-Lockdown | NAI'A Liveaboard

Diving in Fiji during COVID-Lockdown | NAI’A Liveaboard

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 email. I had heard a ...
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A weekend on Beqa Island | Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

A weekend on Beqa Island | Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

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 and with no international tourists ...
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Climbing Mount Korobaba in Suva (with map)

Climbing Mount Korobaba in Suva (with map)

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 city door – Mount Korobaba ...
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Golden Dove

Doves | Birds of Fiji – Part 2

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, they are actually the same ...
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Small to medium-sized birds of Fiji - Part 1

Small to medium-sized birds of Fiji – Part 1

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 I have given ourselves to ...
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Great Sea Reef Survey | WWF Assignment in Fiji

Great Sea Reef Survey | WWF Assignment in Fiji

While being in Vanuatu in early 2019 I got an interesting email from the US office of the World Wildlife Fund asking about my availability to document an upcoming project. Together with the Pacific office, they were planning a second ...
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BEING ALIVE | Photo Exhibition in Suva

BEING ALIVE | Photo Exhibition in Suva

I had an exciting day yesterday (30th January 2020) as we opened my photo exhibition 'Being Alive' at the Alliance Francaise here in Suva. Its been a while in the planning and as any artist with exhibiting his/her own work, ...
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2020 | New business in Fiji | Pacific Media House

2020 | New business in Fiji | Pacific Media House

The new decade has begun and with it, some exciting projects are in the making. After a little more than two months I can finally make it official: I have launched my own company here in Fiji: Pacific Media House ...
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SRMR, My Fiji Shark, Beqa Adventure Divers, Fiji, Shark Reef, Sharks, Conservation

‘My Fiji Shark’ Film | Adopt your Fijian shark | 2019

A few days ago I finished my last project: a short film about the My Fiji Shark Initiative by Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) with support from the United Nations Development Program Office (UNDP Pacific) here in the Pacific. The project ...
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Photographer, Filmmaker & Marine Biologist in FIji

Living in the Pacific – ups and downs and middle ground | 1

I feel like I begin almost every single blog post with those words, but it’s been a while since I last created an article for my blog. I was determined to write a 2018-wrap-up article but well, you know how ...
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