Last year November I went to Jamaica to photograph the stills for Tropika Island of Treasure season 5.
Below is a selection of my favourite behind the scenes photographs.
Jib crane on the beach
Katheryn Marnewick doing hostess Rosina Casserly’s make up
Rescue diver on stand by using a flipper as a shield from the intense Caribbean sun
Ominous storm clouds on the horizon, although the show goes on, come rain or shine
Setting up for the Plea session
Bugs. They’re everywhere. And they’re persistent
Setting up for the Elimination
Myself and Ricky MacIntosh – one of the original bob sled champions that the movie “Cool Runnings” was based on
Kathryn beatifying one of the contestants before the Plea session
Myself with a Rastafarian at a rural Rasta village
Tommy and Kezi joking about
Some of the camera and sound crew off to the zip lines
Another Elimination session
Crew accompanied by a local dog whilst filming Reeva Steenkamp and Jay Anstey
Shadley Lombard getting sunrise footage
Crew setting up on rafts
Jay Anstey surrounded by a boom flower
Phuto Khomo gets mic’d by Conley van der Westhuizen. It’s a tough job but someones got to do it!
Setting up for an Island Game
Wonder how that crown stays on? Gaffa tape of course!
Myself with world heavy weight boxing champion, Lennox Lewis
Some of the crew and contestants with Lennox Lewis
Tommy Pretoruis setting up
Our taxi driver, Dwayne, appropriately wore this shirt on the last day of filming!
Cinematographer extraordinaire, Michael Yelseth
Mike briefs the team on the last day of filming
Thanks to a fantastic crew!
