Film + photo · Adventure

Desert Island Survival × Virgin Adventures

What we did

Film + photo / Adventure

Year

2025 March

Location

Pearl Islands, Panama

The project

A remote-island production in Panama, documenting a Desert Island Survival experience from inside a Virgin Adventures expedition. Marty worked solo across film and photography, covering the people, landscape and survival days while moving with the group.

The work included campaign films, social cuts, interviews and a stills library for ongoing use.

Gallery

Couple on a beach displaying a large fish caught during their Desert Island Survival adventure.

A person wearing a hat sits on a driftwood log at the beach, writing in a notebook while facing the ocean..

A person on a sandy beach at night shines a flashlight toward the shoreline, with trees and the ocean in the background, capturing an atmospheric scene reminiscent of Embodic Films’ signature style.

A woman on a sandy beach carries large green palm fronds and holds a reusable water bottle, with trees and ocean waves in the background..

A person in casual clothing is climbing a leaning palm tree surrounded by lush tropical vegetation under a blue sky, capturing the adventurous spirit of Embodic Films.

Two people kneel on sandy ground, using a stick and dry materials to start a fire, with branches nearby and a blurred figure in the background..

A large group of people covered in colored powder pose together on a beach with palm trees, holding a red "Virgin" banner in the center..

Silhouette of a person standing in shallow water at sunset, holding a paddle and a paddleboard leash..

A man and a woman sit in wooden chairs at the water's edge, both laughing and gesturing, framed by palm leaves.

A woman in a black crop top and beige pants drinks from a coconut on a sandy beach, with a machete and walkie-talkie attached to her belt..

A person takes a photo of a group of people gathered on a beach at sunset, with the ocean in the background..

A person stands on a sandy beach holding a camera, with palm trees in the background and a blurred figure in the foreground. The text "Behind the Scenes" and "Embodic Films" appears in the bottom right corner.

The project

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