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The wonderful dance group Pele of Polynesia came back and had the library audience on their feet and moving to the Polynesian rhythms!
The wonderful dance group Pele of Polynesia came back and had the library audience on their feet and moving to the Polynesian rhythms!
I traveled to French Polynesia on assignment for Nikon and AFAR Magazine, looking to capture the essential islander experience. This is what I brought back from my travels.
Special thanks to Top Dive for outfitting my incredible oceanic excursions.
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. The island is located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the central Southern Pacific Ocean, and is divided into two parts: the bigger, northwestern part, Tahiti Nui, and the smaller, southeastern part, Tahiti Iti. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. The population is 189,517 inhabitants (2017 census), making it the most populous island of French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population.
Flash Parker Freelance:
Needless to say the diving and snorkeling was superb right off the ship. The different colors of water remind one of the Caribbean, only they appear brighter, prettier and clearer.
We did a lot of snorkeling while there. The coral reefs inside the different lagoons on each island allowed us to snorkel and swim with hundreds of brightly colored tropical fish, large and small.
Society Islands
French Polynesia
I traveled to French Polynesia on assignment for Nikon and AFAR Magazine, looking to capture the essential islander experience. This is what I brought back from my travels.
Special thanks to Top Dive for outfitting my incredible oceanic excursions.
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. The island is located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the central Southern Pacific Ocean, and is divided into two parts: the bigger, northwestern part, Tahiti Nui, and the smaller, southeastern part, Tahiti Iti. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. The population is 189,517 inhabitants (2017 census), making it the most populous island of French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population.
Flash Parker Freelance:
I traveled to French Polynesia on assignment for Nikon and AFAR Magazine, looking to capture the essential islander experience. This is what I brought back from my travels.
Special thanks to Top Dive for outfitting my incredible oceanic excursions.
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. The island is located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the central Southern Pacific Ocean, and is divided into two parts: the bigger, northwestern part, Tahiti Nui, and the smaller, southeastern part, Tahiti Iti. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. The population is 189,517 inhabitants (2017 census), making it the most populous island of French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population.
Flash Parker Freelance:
The wonderful dance group Pele of Polynesia came back and had the library audience on their feet and moving to the Polynesian rhythms!
The capital of Tahiti and French Polynesia. It's easily the largest city in the islands and the center of government and commerce. We drove through the city, but because it was a Sunday, pretty much the only things that were open were churches. Oh, and that McDonald's we passed on the way out of town. This was taken by Alex, who was relegated to being the passenger, since the car we rented was a wee tiny little standard shift Peugeot. Of course, I was giddy to be able not just to drive, but to drive a stick for the first time in quite some time. I miss the little stick shift cars of my youth!