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.
I made it into the International League of Conservation Photographers!
A few days ago, I received the wonderful news that I was accepted as an Emerging League Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers!! It means a lot to me, and I have worked very hard over the last ...
Can bull sharks be friends? My latest article in The Guardian
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 more accessible to a larger ...
Fishing at Suva’s foreshore, Fiji // Photo Essay
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 as currently times are pretty ...
June update: COVID in Fiji, shark photo book and competition successes
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, work was okayish for me, ...
Sigatoka Sand Dunes // A weekend in the Sigatoka area
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 Levu, Fiji's largest island. There ...
„We will overcome it“: Experiences of the impact of COVID-19 in Suva, Fiji
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 fun project and we met ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
