This week in Krabi

A day at the Chinese Temple in Neua Klong

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:47:00 GMT

We were driving around looking for something to shoot with our new track n dolly when we saw this Chinese temple. It's still years away from completion I think, and has been under construction for many years already.
The workers there were all very obliging and they gave us free rein to film anywhere we wanted. The lighting was very harsh as it was close to midday when we were there, but I think we'll return there soon in the early morning for another session.

The Laem Sak Project

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:54:00 GMT

A few months ago there was a photographic exhibition in Krabi Town. One of the photographers had captured many beautiful images of a tiny fishing village up the coast from Krabi. What really caught my eye was the mud boards that the local people used to scoot out over the mud flats at low tide to collect shells and the like.

I thought it would make for a great documentary subject, so we loaded all our gear up and took a trip there around the end of July. We were put in touch with one of the community leaders, a sincere and enthusiastic gentleman known as Khun Sak. We only did two days of shooting but got enough to put together a short trailer in the hope of getting funding to make something longer.

The mud boarding was what really fascinated me and I was able to capture some great footage using an HD Go Pro camera stuck on the front of one of the boards. Other beautiful subjects included the rock art that is found all over the region, the amazing scenery from the estuary, and of course meeting and interviewing some of the locals.

Laem Sak recently launched a tourism initiative aptly named "Community Based Tourism". The idea being to gently open up the area to tourism without damaging the environment or eroding the strong culture of the area. Visitors are encouraged to stay with a family at homestay-style accommodation.

The trailer was narrated in Thai by Punch, though we've subtitled it for those of us who don't speak Thai. We will be returning to Laem Sak soon to shoot more of this amazing area so stay tuned.....

Latest shots from around Krabi

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:09:00 GMT

Punch and I have found time to get out and get some filming done this low season. We are working on a few different projects at the moment and the vid below is a quick compilation. None of it's gone thru color grading yet but I wanted to get something up for people to see. Never seems to be enough days in a week.

The music is from Ras Tilo. Check out their album below.......

Free music for professional licensing

Before the Bleaching

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:04:00 GMT

Phi Phi was hit hard by bleaching this year, but recent divers have said it's coming back. The video is from last year, I plan to try and replicate it in a before and after film.....

New Dive Sites of Krabi Guide

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:57:00 GMT

Some shots of Krabi

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:08:00 GMT

DSV Mermaid Asiana

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:52:00 GMT

Ultimate Wild Journeys

Tue, 18 May 2010 06:19:00 GMT

This is a trailer for Profilm's latest project here in Thailand. All the underwater footage was provided by Krabi Imaging.

Diving Superday with Kontiki

Fri, 07 May 2010 01:07:00 GMT

Petchmannee is out for the low season so we've been filming aboard the Kontiki boat....

Video by Famua

Thu, 06 May 2010 05:56:00 GMT

Well I dont normally post video from others, but I thought this deserved it! Check the vimeo link to see more of their work.....

Why do we dive?

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:19:00 GMT

Underwater Australasia are running a video competition. This is my entry. Leave me some feedback under the comments....

Everyone dives for different reasons. Why do you dive?

Ian's first post

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:02:00 GMT

Diving videos are always set to boring ambient music. Not this one!

Phi Phi in HD

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:24:00 GMT

I Love Vimeo!! Hit the full screen button and enjoy......

I'm gonna call these the "B side" clips. Not really ground breaking but still nice to watch anyway! Just an ordinary day at the office...

The Vimeo thing

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:15:00 GMT

Krabi Imaging film the marine life of the Phi Phi Islands every day. This is just a short sample of our work.

Vimeo is awesome!! I think I'm going to start posting all our stuff with them 'cause you can watch it in HD.

Climbing in Railey with Hot Rock

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:11:00 GMT