Shannon Thomson
@ShanThomson01
Journalist + Photographer || Former Bureau Chief Central Otago || Runner Up Best Photographer 2022 NZ Community NewspaperAwards
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http://www.thenews.co.nz 26-02-2022 01:04:19
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Breakfast & papers - Great kōrero into the current state of NZ media industry Aspiring Conversations in Wanaka yesterday. Awesome panel with some top journos & to nice to hear some good thoughts on how the ODT - Otago Daily Times covers news.
St Patrick’s Day with Red Frogs- so proud of the huge mahi our volunteers did to safeguard students #dunedin #universities #redfrogsnz #safeguardingageneration #nikonnz
Epic few days covering the Challenge Wanaka this weekend for ODT - Otago Daily Times #photojournalism #nikonnz
Celebrating our cadets Milo & Ruby before they graduate in a couple of weeks
We threw them into crazy situations (drug busts, political visits, snow chasing, floods, community news, sport, public meetings) & they embraced it all - so proud of them
ODT - Otago Daily Times #newsintheregions
Spent the past five days with our Red Frogs NZ crew safeguarding young people in Wanaka, Queenstown and Kaiteriteri for New Years - love this crew and their work
#redfrogsnz #newyears #southislandroadtrip
Pretty special afternoon with poet Brian Turner earlier this week. Turner has been just made a life member of the Central Otago Environmental Society for his commitment and passion to the environment ODT - Otago Daily Times
#visualstoryteller #photojournalist #photographer #nikonnz #nikonZ9
onegoodkiwi.page.link/iJoL Red Frogs are back on One Good Kiwi this month and would love your support to help safeguard a generation- click on the link to head to the app to swipe your tokens for Red Frogs! One New Zealand #onegoodkiwi #redfrogsnz #yeahthefrogs
I did say the new lens was magic. Pretty stoked with results from the Hydro Thunder NZ Series at Glendhu Bay yesterday ODT - Otago Daily Times #photojournalism #hydroplane #nikonz9 #nikonnz
Testing out my new lens at Hydro Thunder racing in Glendhu Bay - so far in camera results are magic. Nikon New Zealand ODT - Otago Daily Times #photojournalism #sportphotography #regionaljournalist
Family catch ups look a little different this season- me working in Central, hubby and son in Dunedin and daughter at airport in Rome- I’m backing somewhere warm with a beach for in person hugs #behindthescenes #journalismlife
And we made it! Was quite the adventure - tackled some waves, Dad capsized 2km from the finish which made great rescue training for the surf lifesavers, we took part in a rowing regatta - not really. Ready for a lie down and hoping to be able to feel my toes soon! #rowforlife