Companie in Tupai

While I mostly publish photos of all the wonderful clients I cross paths with, I wanted to share with you a photos of a day at "work".

I am very fortunate to be flying to Tupai a few times a month which is a short 10-15 mins flight from Bora Bora (a must do experience). The Atoll of Tupai is simply breathtaking, romantic due to its obvious heart shape when viewed from the air.

Next to the pilot is my wonderful assistant enjoying the flight, Tupai is visible through the front window.

Asides from a few people working on the Atoll, it is pretty much deserted but this last time we had a few curious spectators. About ½ a dozen Wandering Tattler came in very close, one was observing us while perched on the rotor! They are actually quite large and impressive birds, indeed very curious as one of them came within inches of my lens. I am guessing he was drawn in, curious about the reflection?

I am not a bird watcher, feel free to correct me if I am wrong on the specie of the birds!

#borabora #tupai Thank you Tahiti-Helicopters for the ride!

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Bora Bora a fun place for kids!

 While it is not frequent for me to photograph children here in Bora Bora; it is truly something I enjoyed!  It was a great pleasure to have met Jean-Philippe & Karine and their two beautiful daughters!

While getting children to pose is not always easy, I had great fun taking spontaneous action shots which is what I like doing. [See Photojournalism ]

I am really looking forward to doing this again! so if you happen to be in Bora Bora and would like to have photos of you children in this magnificent landscape; feel free to contact me!

Thank you again to this wonderful family!  It was a pleasure spending time with all 4 of you!

A romantic escapade to Tupai

The Atoll of Tupai in the background

This past week at the pleasure of meeting Makoto & Yuka; a young couple from Japan full of life and love enjoying their honeymoon in Bora Bora.  Not only I had the pleasure meeting them but they had hired me to take photos of them while flying to Tupai.

Tūpai, also called Motu Iti, is a low-lying atoll in Society Islands, French Polynesia. It lies 19 km to the north of Bora Bora and belongs to the Leeward Islands (Iles sous le Vent). This small atoll is only 11 km² in area. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long woodedmotus on Tūpai's reef. Tupai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in the coconut plantations. There is a private airfield on Tūpai. It was inaugurated in 2001 and its use is restricted.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABpai

This is something I get to do once in a while and each time I am blown away by the natural beauty of Bora Bora and Tupai!  Seeing it from the Sky gives you such an amazing perspective of the Deep Blue South Pacific and the contrast of the different Turquoise shades of the Lagoon!

It was their first time flying in a Helicopter and I am sure that this trip will make for life long memories!  The plan was to Fly to Tupai from Bora Bora, about a 10-15 mins flight and try to capture the Heart Shape Atoll of Tupai through the window.  Once there, we had about 30 mins on the beach where they enjoyed a champagne toast and had fun taking photos! 

 The flight back was equally amazing with a stunning view of the Lagoon of Bora Bora and Mt Otemanu!