Robert Holland

I was just a couple years old when this speech took place. We’ve all seen parts of it. At this exact point in our history, it’s something we should all watch. Yes, things have finally, truly changed. I hope.

   Last month I visited Bimini Bahamas for a few days to produce scenics for Huckins Yachts. AD Mark Robertson from Anson Stoner Advertising and I worked the water and clouds to get some cool stuff to be used in ads and posters. The idea behind the photography was to create a scene with emotion or a place you’d like to visit. Pictures that along with only a few words of copy, could carry the ads. You can’t see it in these images, but we had to fight heavy wind and waves which reduce water beauty / clarity. Yes, tricks and planning . . . . .  tricks and planning.  I used to spend more time in Bimini and except for two giant resorts miles apart, little has changed in many years. Felt like no time had passed in Alicetown, the primary gathering area. You go to Bimini for a few things. Fishing and diving. Fried grouper and conch. And if you’re photographing, water color and beaches (clouds too - clients tell me I’m a “cloud freak” - I take it as a compliment). Simply amazing place but also very basic. Nice. I used to visit more frequently to photograph things like dolphin and sleeping sharks. They’re still there too. 

   Hemingway first made Bimini famous as his island in the stream. ( It also is the source of an odd bit of movie trivia as the location for the final scenic of Silence of the Lambs )  But the real draw is the amazing things that the clear water, clouds and sand do to create almost surreal horizons. Clouds freaks, unite.

And some of the ad / poster layouts Mark is submitting for approval - click to see full image and then once again to view large version with type.