For publications, brands and commissioned stories.
Marc Fennell combines university training in journalism with professional photography, international lifeguard training, lifelong surfing and surf coaching. For surf, ocean and outdoor assignments, that means the contributor behind the camera already understands the environment as well as the story. Oceans Apprentice can take on assignments that need images only, reporting only, or both.
Assignment types
- Travel and destination features.
- Surf, ocean and outdoor stories.
- Interviews and founder profiles.
- Tourism and hospitality features.
- Photo essays and location reporting.
- Brand stories with an editorial rather than advertising feel.
Photography + written feature
Where the brief calls for both, we can deliver a coherent set of photographs alongside an article, interview, destination piece or supporting captions. That keeps the visual and written narrative connected from the start.
Based in the Algarve, available across Portugal
Local Algarve commissions are the natural starting point. Portugal-wide work is quoted according to travel, production time, usage rights and the scale of the assignment.