
“Let’s focus on getting some appealing shots of the property, a few friendly staff pics, and some cultural shots of the Holiday Inn that shows it’s in Vanuatu,” was the brief …..
Phew, a boutique bed and breakfast, two resorts, a photography workshop, and some photos to complete Vanuatu – The Gift, the next book in my souvenir series on countries in the South Pacific.
I’ll be ready for my Christams break by the end of it all.
Here’s a few pics from the shoot for Breakas Resort:
I’ve just finished-up a shoot at Papaya Villa – a remote bed-n-breakast nestled in palm trees on the north-east coast of Efate in Vanuatu.
While its location would have to be its biggest drawcard (you feel like you have the entire coastline to yourself) – its unique selling feature is that it caters to foodies – handsomely….
I’ve just upgraded my camera gear in preparation for the “next chapter” I’ve been rabbiting-on about
So, gone is the medium format camera and the range of lenses I previously used with my 35mm Nikon. My priority now is to travel light and limit myself to just one camera and my three most frequently used lenses….
A silver lining of this wretched virus is that I’ve had some spare time to dive into my digital archives to strengthen my commercial Photo Library and expand my range of Limited Edition Prints (it’s also given me the chance to practice some of those advanced post-production techniques I’ve been rabbiting on about in the past few posts).
My intention is to leave “big picture tourism photography” over the next five years to concentrate on photo essays like this one I’ve just drawn from my archives on the land diving ritual of Pentecost Island. So much tends to be overlooked rushing around in search of that one big promotional photo. So, I look forward to slowing it all down, spending longer in the countries I visit, and capturing images like these that tell a deeper, richer story.
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