Calima -Sand dunes

Tenerife’s Calima

A Tenerife photographer’s treasure

What is Calima?

Might be  your first question when you arrive on Tenerife – if you haven’t discovered it yet, you soon will. I immediately fell in love with Calima – although it can be both a blessing and a curse. It is described online as “Calima is a hot, oppressing dust and sand-laden, wind in the Canary Islands region. ” This oppressing sand-laden wind comes in from the Sahara and causes a yellow, dusty haze to engulf the island and even be seen from space. For a photographer chasing sunset – your dreams are normally dashed. The sun disappears and the sunrise along with it behind the haze – but occasionally something amazing happens.

Calima, despite its beauty*, does bring with it increased air pollution and risks to lung health. It has also been shown to spread plant-feeding nutrients, phosphorus, as far as the Amazon which helps to replenish nutrient-depleted soils.

I work as a professional photographer around Tenerife – combining people and the natural landscapes of Tenerife to create stunning imagery. I love the chance to capture moments with friends as well, but I it can take me a while to get around to personal photos.

These are few from one particularly magical sunset in the south of Tenerife – on hippy beach with Yves, Ilaria and Roberta.

* which I’m told is in the eye of the beholder 🙂

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rock foreground with tenerife beach seascape at sunset
Sunset with Calima sand in sky. Three people with birds above
Sunset
3 friends walk along beach at sunset in Tenerife
Feeling the sea
Sunsets below abandoned building overlooking sea

Some of these available as prints on my gallery or at FineArtAmerica.com

Walking with sand in the feet and sea at the tops
Play
Hippy Beach, La Caleta Tenerife
Man taking photo of beach at sunset
Two people walking with rose hues

NASA investigates Calima

Sinful Swimwear – Campaign Shoot SS24

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Beach lifestyle content production shoot for UK based brand Sinful Swimwear

Sewing Fiesta – Linen menswear handmade in Lithuanian

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Sewing Fiesta - Shooting the launch of a new menswear collection for a boutique linen brand

JOY: Content creation for Tiny product with big sound

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JOY - Content creation for an innovate Finnish brand. Spreading the message of JOY and sustainability.

Goddess Couture: Tosca the Label shoot

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Capturing the masterpieces of Tosca the Labels one of kind jackets in a one of a kind location
Athlete sprinting in stadium

Vinco Performance: Brand Content Production

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Capturing Vinco Performance's brand vision with their Olympian athlete Naomi Van de Broeck. Behind the scenes of a brand content production in Tenerife
Miss Tenerife in black bikini and striped tiger beach coverup on playa teresitas

South Beach SS23 Swimwear Campaign Tenerife

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Explore our shoot for South Beach, a popular swimwear brand. For the SS23 collection shoot on-location in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Acroyoga girl carrying a surfboard standing on a surfboard on a fuertaventura beach

Carry My Surf – Canary Islands Surf Bag Brand Shoot in Fuerteventua

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Capturing the vision of a sustainbility entrepreneur and designer of the Carry My Surf Brand on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
An EYEFINS surfboard

Eyefins – Shaping surfboards

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EYEFINS surfboards - Digital content creation - photos and videos taken for a Canarian surfboard craftsman

Bloodline Athletica – Brand content creation in Tenerife

On location lifestyle brand content creation in Tenerife for the Austrailian activewear ecommerce brand: Bloodline Athletica