After two very short days in Suva, Ravai and I met again Sunday morning to fly to Vunisea in Kadavu, where we would continue our journey to our last destination: Dravuni Island. There are no […]
After we had returned from Kavewa Island and spent a night at the WWF headquarters in Labasa, our next destination was Yadua Island to the west of Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island. More specifically, […]
My recent photo and film assignment with WWF Pacific was all about turtles: Fiji’s turtle nesting season was in full swing, and the idea was to join several turtle monitoring teams in the field and […]
Marine turtles are of significant cultural importance in Fiji. They play a part in many traditional ceremonies and are the subject of many stories and local legends. Turtles have been and still are hunted and […]
The last few months have been pretty intense, with lots of different assignments, travel and the usual daily ups and downs. After three years in Fiji, I flew home to Germany in May for a […]
When going through my Youtube Channel a few days ago, I noticed that my Physioshark documentary had hit about 97k views! Wow! Not long ago, and I was tweeting the documentary to reach 50k and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
