I have been in Nassau, Bahamas for somewhere around four weeks now working on a Bollywood film. I came on as water safety, but was able to move into the underwater photographer position after the first week ... defining the term "Job-Jumper" along the way. It is true that many days involve shooting Lara Dutta (former Miss Universe and present day Bollywood star) as she swims over the camera in a bikini. And we have all kinds of incredible scenes on the shot list ... sharks, ship wrecks, spear guns and underwater fights to the death (some of which involve the classic knife cutting air hose!) The crew that I work with are good friends, great divers and talented underwater film makers. So needless to say, the image opportunities have been incredible. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I can post never-before-seen photos of Miss Universe in a bikini on this blog, so I will have to make due with some behind the scenes images. Sorry.
This last image was taken on a day off from filming. It shows the first and only Lara in my personal life (Lara O'Neill), swimming through one of the best and most-used underwater studios in the Bahamas. Twenty four feet of crystal clear water, white sand to bounce light everywhere and if desired, schools of fish that answer the call of "rolling!" Now that all that I am doing is shooting, I see images everywhere, and want to keep shooting everything here.
