Category Archives: Assignment Notes

Notes taken while on assignment

Preview of the Cook Islands assignment

Hundreds of images of the Cook Islands to process now I’m back but here’s a sample of some of the pictures from the shoot which the tourism authority will be using to promote the destination abroad (click on the e-card below).

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Sunday Saunter in the Cooks

I’m having a day off from shooting the Cook Islands. Its been a long few weeks but we have some nice images “in the can” and we’ll be shooting talent next week so I’m taking a break. The Cook Islands is my sort of relaxing, South Pacific holiday. This morning, I got up around seven...

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Paddling hard in the Cooks

Have just spent the afternoon on board the support boat for an outrigger canoe race around Rarotonga. Six guys paddling a massive canoe around the island switching – three at a time – when a few of the paddlers get exhausted. Again, normally, I’d follow the boat out and return after capturing a few snaps...

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Excited about Sacred Site Shoot

I’m excited about one pic we’re planning for in Aitutaki when we return in three weeks. Its hard to look past the spectacular lagoon but the island also has a fascinating cultural history which anthropologists have been unearthing around an ancient sacred site, Te Poaki O Rae. We did a few preliminary shots while I...

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Bone Fishing in the Cook Islands

I’m back at the Cook islands on a one month residential shoot and, well, I’m luvin it. When I’m not off to the islands, I have a house and a car here in Rarotonga and with it, the opportunity to capture the destination more intimately. I’m just back from Aitutaki and its lagoon, voted (understandably...

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