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Tiwi Islands Engagement shoot

Tiwi Islands Engagement shoot – Jane & David

September 10, 2018/in Engagement
  • Jane & David

    Tiwi Islands Engagement Shoot

    Walking along the path

Tiwi Islands Engagement Shoot

Since expanding my operations to the Northern Territory, in particular Darwin through my website https://darwinweddingphotography.com, I’ve been super keen on heading up to the Northern End of Australia to shoot again. So when Jane contacted me via my instagram feed, I jumped at the chance on shooting in the most remote area of Australia I have yet visited.

Jane and David were awesome hosts for a 2 night stay on the islands, where they both work in the local community,  and in exchange for their wonderful hospitality I was to shoot a bit of an engagement shoot while galavanting around the island!

The first day

After having spent a few days in Darwin – taking photos of the lovely beaches and the amazing sunsets Darwin has to offer, I head out to the Tiwi Islands on a ferry to meet Jane and David whom were both working, so once I arrived I was picked up by David, then had a bit of time to explore the community before they both knocked off work. It was rather surreal witnessing the Liberal coup where former Prime Minister Turnbull was ousted for Scott Morrison in such a remote part of Australia, from within an Aboriginal community – it felt quite distant an unimportant.

It’s this remoteness I think appeals to both Jane and David who both hail from Sydney originally that makes them love this place. The culture and sense of community surrounding them where they live is obvious in that everyone knows one another, when driving about, everyone waved and one another and the entire town felt very laid back.

Once Jane and david had finished their work, we went on a shot expedition to a small wood with lovely tall trees, through which the sun was beating down in typical Northern Territory fashion, so I made use of it!

On the road
On the road
On the road
On the road
Hugs
Hugs
Walking through the bush
Walking through the bush
Smiles
Smiles
laughing
laughing
On the road
On the road
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
Engagement ring
Engagement ring
In the forest
In the forest
Walking together in the forest
Walking together in the forest

We then head out of town for a bit to a lovely secluded beach beyond the so called ‘international Airport’ of Wurrumiyanga to make use of the fading sun. I found it quite funny that it was classified as a major airport when considering flight paths and ability to launch my drone as the airport consists of only an airstrip – that is apparently sinking into the ground – and a small shed. But anyway, the beach was stunning and out of range from flight limitations anyway.

Walking along the beach
Walking along the beach
From above
From above
On the beach together
On the beach together
Walking along the path
On the beach together
On the beach together
From above
From above
Tiwi Islands Engagement
Tiwi Islands Engagement
Kung Fu!
Kung Fu!

The next morning, the plan was to get up at sparrows to make use of the sun rising over the local bay – while avoiding the giant croc that apparently inhabits the water around the area 🙂

Smiling David
Smiling David
Smiling Jane
Smiling Jane
Sitting together
Sitting together
Tiwi Islands Sunrise
Tiwi Islands Sunrise

Shortly after breakfast we were on the road to a delightful little natural spring waterhole were we stopped to have lunch and go for a dip. I was assured there were no crocs around the place here, but the water was so incredibly clear that nothing would be able to sneak up on us anyway. 😛

Jumping in together
Jumping in together
Waterhole hugs
Waterhole hugs
Amongst the wattle
Amongst the wattle
Waterhole hugs
Waterhole hugs
Waterhole hugs
Waterhole hugs

By the late afternoon we had reached our campsite for the night, a long white sand beach at the northern tip of the island. We spent some time fishing from the rocks, however caught more rocks than useful fish, then made use of the spectacular red cliffs and sunset for some more photos, all the while dodging the millions of hermit crabs scuttling along the beach, and keeping a wary eye out for crocs.

On a rock
On a rock
Running together
Running together
Sun set on the rocks
Sun set on the rocks
Twirling
Twirling
Sun set
Sun set
Sun set on the rocks
Sun set on the rocks
Family portrait
Family portrait
Sun set on the rocks
Sun set on the rocks

On the final day, once we returned home to town, we spent the afternoon waiting for the Darwin-bound ferry fishing on Jane and David’s boat. It was the first time I had experienced fishing on a boat, and Jane managed to land a huge 90cm Barramundi! Which we released, but she also caught herself a smaller one which David filleted up and gave me a fillet for dinner that night 🙂 I also managed to catch quite a few other fish – including some good sized snapper! All in all, my weekend in the Tiwi islands was not one I will soon forget!

Thanks so much to Jane and David for having me photograph them on the Tiwi islands – It’s a place I would never have thought of visiting otherwise, but I’m so glad I had the opportunity!

Tags: 2018, darwin, Darwin photography, Northern Territory, NT, photographer, photography, professional photography, sunrise, sunset, Tiwi, Tiwi Islands
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