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.

CLOSENESS 2021 // New short documentary about Fiji

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 which all Alliance Française throughput ...
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Searching for the Kulawai Bird in Fiji // New Film

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 Kulawai. A bird that has ...
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Project manumanu vuka | Photos of all birds of Fiji

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 in Fiji and followed a ...
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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 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)

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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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

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

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

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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