My name is Vernon, I'm a passionate observer, a life-long traveler and a seeker of adventure. I grew up In Motueka, New Zealand and have also Swiss citizenship and have been based there since 1997
My name is Marie-Morgane, I'm from France. I love being in the nature and enjoying the outdoors. Sailing is still very new to me but I'm enjoying Learning By Doing.
Schiehallion, our 37ft custom built sailboat is our ticket to freedom, the vessel that gets us to the corners of the planet that intrigue us. We try to document the good, the bad and the amazing people we meet along the way. Join us every week for a new view.
Please feel free to ask questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
Live life, Respect others, Dream big, Do rad stuff!
@vernondeck
@marieonthetop
My name is Vernon, I’m a passionate observer, a life-long traveler and a seeker of adventure. I grew up In Motueka, New Zealand and have also Swiss citizenship and have been based there since 1997
My name is Marie-Morgane, I’m from France. I love being in the nature and enjoying the outdoors. Sailing is still very new to me but I’m enjoying Learning By Doing.
Schiehallion, our 37ft custom built sailboat is our ticket to freedom, the vessel that gets us to the corners of the planet that intrigue us. We try to document the good, the bad and the amazing people we meet along the way. Join us every week for a new view.
Please feel free to ask questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
Live life, Respect others, Dream big, Do rad stuff!
@vernondeck
@marieonthetop
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Sailing in Indonesia means you need to be flexible and adaptive. Almost nothing is as it is in western countries and that includes finding and buying fuel. I'm nearly out of diesel and it's time to track some down. Now the easiest way would be to just pay ...
I flew to Australia to see a 54ft Aluminium sailing boat called Ivanhoe. It would need a total rebuild from bottom up and that is a HUGE job. Our budget would be AU$100k and 12 months to get the job done. Last week I showed you guys Ivanhoe and most of you...
Ivanhoe is a 54ft Aluminium sailing boat that is in total disrepair. I fly to Australia just to look this boat over and to see if it's the right project for us to take on.
She was built as a flat-topped racing boat, then years later changes were made to c...
Our circumnavigation of Sulawesi is completed and its time to sail southwest to Bali. The passage is around 375nm and we expect it to take 48hrs. A really nice forecast is predicted but we know by now that in these waters this is really just a guess. Trade...
Sailing this magnificent hand built vessel for a day was pretty amazing!
Anugerah Ilahi was built in a year, painstaking labour with simple tools on a beach near Makassar, Indonesia. She is a Pelari, a traditional trading vessel, used for hundreds of years...
We are ENGAGED! Marie proposed to me at 06.30 on my 50th birthday. She made a tinfoil ring and presented it in her rayban sunglasses case. What a girl!
We continued our 1000 mile passage from Manado to Makassar in Sulawesi, having some great wind and we ev...
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Will Jackways and I spend the day shooting together in waist deep snow in the Arlberg region, Austria. I explain what goes into making a good snowboard photo and how I look after my equipment in those harsh conditions.
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After a last minute change of plans I meet Pat Moore and Jake Welch at the small Swiss/Italian resort of Airolo and score great conditions.
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Björn Simons hits a Water Fall Rail in St Anton, Austria and Vernon gets the shot on camera.
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Olympic gold medalist Sage Kotsenburg and kiwi snowboard legend join me in Austria for an epic day of snowboarding.
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Its the 5th April and we have the best snow conditions of the whole winter. Amazing amounts of snow have fallen recently and its stayed cold, the powder is perfect and there are no more tourists left. Its all for us! Snowboarding is going to be fun this we...
Watch as I demonstrate how to photograph backcountry snowboarding with professionals. We are in Arlberg, Austria and the conditions are amazing.
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All of the professional snowboarders are training for the upcoming winter here in Stubai, Austria. I spend a day shooting with Torgeir Bergrem, one of the very best in the world and the guy who everyone tries to copy.
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Marcus Kleveland is maybe the best snowboarder in the world at the moment. Watch as I film him training for the coming upcoming winter competition season.
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Watch as I shoot photos of Belgian snowboarder Bjorn Simons as he rides the park in Stubai, Austria. We have some fun and get some great images for the Volcom global advertising campaign.
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Volcom sales meeting fun in Berlin, Germany.
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I'm going snowboarding in Japan and China for 3 weeks. In this video I show you what I take and how I pack it.
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Mary is a great snowboarder and she shows it today, taking some big risks and always coming away smiling. It was a fun day taking photos in Lech, Arlberg and we all enjoyed it.
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Snowboarding in Japan is a dream for many, the deep snow, awesome food and amazing culture. I join professional snowboarders Cheryl Maas and Sarka Pancochova for an amazing week in Hokkaido. We ride the deepest snow, shoot amazing photos and all while havi...
Watch as I shoot a sequence of photos in Japan and then see my post production workflow and the resulting image.
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Redbull invited me to travel to China to photograph the Nanshan Open, a huge snowboard event. The Nan Shan ski resort is just a couple of hours outside Beijing, its pretty small but very fun! We spent some great days exploring the huge city of Beijing and...
Watch Marcus Kleveland snowboard at Air & Style and make it to the podium. The guy is so good at snowboarding.
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Torgeir Bergrem is one of the best snowboarders on the planet. Valentino Guseli is the best 12 year old snowboarder in the world. What a great pair to take into the backcountry for a day! Torgeir builds a jump and demonstrates how its done while Valentino...
When professional snowboarder feel like flying they build a huge jump in the powder and throw themselves off it at high speeds. They are adrenaline junkies and today they got their fix! Watch as I get some great photos of all the action.
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I'm in Grindelwald, Switzerland scouting a location for an upcoming Canon campaign photo shoot. Finding the right location is very important and getting all the planning done beforehand makes the whole shoot go much smoother.
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Snowboard banked slalom has become a really popular event in the last few years as it gets the competitive juices flowing but offers minimal risk to participants. In Laax, Switzerland Nicolas Müller and Terje Hakkonsen design one of the best courses and h...
I follow master film maker Jake Price around the mountain for a day as he uses his 16mm camera to film Pro Snowboarders Pat Moore and Markus Keller
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This video is all about Black and White. I explain why I find it important to shoot B/W images in camera and not just convert them later in post production. I also show my computer workflow, from input, lightroom to export and backup. Enjoy!
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I took a couple of flights up to Bergen in Norway. I am here for over a week and have some spare time to enjoy taking in some of the local beauty. I took my new 3DR Solo drone and ended up getting some beautiful footage at a big waterfall and around an ama...
Part 2 of my trip to Voss, Norway. The real reason for the trip is revealed and it is to share some of my knowledge and experiences with up and coming photographers. Vallerret Gloves organised the event and invited me to be a part of it. I had a great time...
I spend closing day in Laax shooting in the Super Pipe with some buddies. Another great winter is coming to an end and its soon time to head off to Nautilus, my 36ft sail boat.
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After a season spent riding powder in Japan Ylva is back. Her return coincided with the arrival of warm sunny weather in Switzerland. On a little road-trip to Austria we stopped for a couple of hours to enjoy the beautiful weather and I filmed quick some n...
I drive to Kitzsteinhorn, Austria to shoot photos at the Volcom Banked Slalom. Its the last snowboard event of the 2016 winter and its a perfect way to finish off the season.
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Winter is over and its now time for me to head down to Australia and back to my 36ft sailboat, Nautilus. This episode is about the travel and first day back aboard.
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A busy week getting Nautilus ready to sail again. Lots of little jobs to get done, things to replace and stores to buy. Fun, fun, fun!
Sailing is not all about good winds and sunset cocktails, its also a lot of work to keep the boat shipshape and safe. In...
More boat jobs completed. Getting closer to sail away day. I show a couple of the cameras I use to film these videos and take my 3DR Solo for a sunset flight.
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Finally! Today is the day we leave the marina. My youngest brother Toby decided to join me for a couple of weeks as we sail north. We motor out into the bay then stop to dive on the hull and give it a quick clean. We had some pretty severe weather and some...
We spend some nice days recovering in a little town called 1770, founded by James Cook in May 1770 the town has remained a secret little gem. We took a ride n the LARC and hiked a couple of headlands.
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Sailing overnight out to Fitzroy Reef and spend 3 amazing days alone apart from a Hammerhead Shark that visited each day. Clear water, calm weather and warm days make this a dream few days.
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We spend a day collecting Coconuts at Great Keppel Island then spend a few days holed up in the Rosslyn Bay Marina to escape a horrible storm.
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We sail to the amazing little Island of Middle Percy, park Nautilus in the lagoon and settle in for 2 weeks of tropical island bliss, coconuts and all.
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Small island life is pretty extreme! We collect and process the Island honey, go hunting goat and kangaroo and talk to Cate, the leaseholder.
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