Tim Gerard Barker Photography & Film

27/03/2024

Recent directing work for Masterise Homes for their project Marriott Residences Grand Marina Saigon, the first Marriott branded residence in Vietnam. Thanks so much to my incredible DOP Anh Tien Dang and our 2 camera crews from Cinespace who helped us get through what was a very tight shooting schedule over a 16 hour shooting day. Thanks to Nguyen and Candice Nguyen for their incredibly hard work during pre production and on the shoot day. Thanks to 10Bit Post Production for working with me closely to bring the online edit to life and thanks to our amazing talent who kept me smiling throughout the shooting day.

Client: Masterise Homes
Project: Grand Marina Saigon
Production: Aostudio
Producers: Nga Nguyen and Candice Nguyen
Director: Tim Gerard Barker
DOP: Anh Tien Dang
PA: Minh Nguyen
Set design: Nguyễn Trà My
Catering: Phuong Nguyen, Bảo Nguyên Mỹ Thu
Rental House: CineSpace
Online Edit: 10Bit Post Production

Welcome to Marriott Residences, Grand Marina Saigon, Lake - Vietnam’s first Marriott Residences. Thoughtfully designed modern spaces combined with a wide ran...

04/07/2023

Stunning views along the coastline at Ninh Thuan Stone Park this morning.

05/06/2023

A new blog post is up about recent work creating video and stills content of the manufacturing process for high end medical scrubs company Jaanuu at one of their textile factories in Ho Chi Minh City.

A behind the scenes look into the creation of video and stills content of the manufacturing process for high end medical scrubs company Jaanuu at one of their textile factories in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

02/06/2023

This is the last of the before and after retouching images that I’ll be sharing from my latest blog post (link in bio) about my recent shoot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort. For this dusk shot of The Common outdoor seating area the main issue was that the lights on the exterior of the building were going to cast light into the foreground of the image with their intensity on increasing as it got darker. To negate the issue I did some light painting on the furniture and in the trees before it got too dark. It was an overcast day so I replaced the flat and lifeless sky with a more interesting twilight sky that had some beautiful wispy clouds in it.  

01/06/2023

Another before and after retouching image from my latest blog post (link in bio) about my recent shoot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort. We shot this of the Premier Ocean Suite Living Room at sunrise which I was a little hesitant about as the early morning sunlight can be difficult to control. We arrived at 5:30am and the sky was dull but shortly after 6am the sun which was obscured by the back corner walls started to reflect from the mirrors in the back corner of the room and shafts of light bounced beautifully on the carpet. The final composite was built by blending images with the lights on, the lights off and flash exposures that I used to add shape to the furniture. On completion of the composite I wasn’t happy with the appearance of the palm trees in the bottom corner of the image so I decided to replace the view with an image that I had taken from the balcony. I positioned all of the elements so that they lined up as they had in the original image and I replaced the lifeless sky with a sky with a sky from an early morning image that I had taken in Kenya in 2019.  

31/05/2023

Another before and after retouching image from my latest blog post about my recent shoot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort. For this shot of the indoor lounge and bar area at The Common we had overcast weather and the tungsten lighting was overpowering on the furniture in the foreground. To give the furniture shape I lit each individual piece of furniture separately and combined them in post. Replacing the sky with completely blue sky would have been unrealistic for the lighting situation on the exterior so I just allowed a bit a blue to sky to come through in the area above the trees.

30/05/2023

Another before and after retouching image from my latest blog post about my recent shoot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort. We had hazy skies for three straight days and for this shot of the Cove Bar & Grill restaurant and pool the sky lit up a hazy pink. It didn’t feel right so I swapped it out with a blue twilight sky with a hint of red in the clouds.

29/05/2023

I’ve got a new blog up on my website which takes a behind the scenes look into a fantastic interior and exterior architectural shoot that I shot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort earlier this year in Hoi An. I didn’t have much luck with the weather during the shoot and I ended up replacing most of the skies so I have discussed how I went about this in the post.

A behind the scenes look into an interior and exterior architectural project that I shot for New World Hoiana Beach Resort in Hoi An, Vietnam in early 2023. In this post I explain how I approach replacing skies when the weather doesn’t play along during a shoot.

18/05/2023

I've just finished a new blog post about a feature length documentary film project that I started working on way back in 2016. “Together” is the story of how after 40 years apart 3 sisters find each other, reconnect with their cultural roots, and help each other heal from a legacy of abuse.

It's without doubt the most satisfying project that I have worked on and the film’s director Yasmin is currently running what has been a successful kickstarter campaign to raise funds to get the film closer to completion. Take a read and it would be fantastic if you could contribute.

A behind the scenes look into the feature length documentary film that I began working on in 2016 with director Yasmin Mistry. “Together” is the story of how after 40 years apart 3 sisters find each other, reconnect with their cultural roots, and help each other heal from a legacy of abuse.

28/04/2023

One of my tear sheets from an assignment in Ha Giang for Singapore Airlines Silkwinds magazine has been featured in an article about Landscape Photography on Wonderful Machine.
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28/04/2023

One of my tear sheets from an assignment in Ha Giang for Singapore Airlines Silkwinds magazine has been featured in an article about Landscape Photography on Wonderful Machine.

Learn more about the discipline of landscape photography, and explore the market for it across commercial and editorial avenues.

15/03/2023

Here is the Youtube link to my interview with Steve Brazill Photography from Behind The Shot about one of my commercial lifestyle images that I shot in Hanoi last year.

PRODUCTION NOTE: I unfortunately had some issues with the guest audio on this show, so you will hear some echo at times. My apologies to my guest, and to you...

10/03/2023

I was recently interviewed by from about one of my commercial lifestyle images that I shot in Hanoi last year.

10/03/2023

I was recently interviewed by Steve Brazill Photography from Behind The Shot about one of my commercial lifestyle images that I shot in Hanoi last year. There was a bit of an echo issue with my sound recording setup so apologies in advance about the sound quality on my interview.

PRODUCTION NOTE: I unfortunately had some issues with the guest audio on this show, so you will hear some echo at times. My apologies to my guest, and to you – the viewers and listeners. Tim Gerard Barker is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Hanoi, Vietnam, who I met through the...

12/02/2023

Sunshine breaks through as the fog lifts on a beautiful morning at Ba Be lake this morning. I’m cycling in Northern Vietnam again and I absolutely love it when the light puts on a show.

24/11/2022

A behind the scenes look into a interior and corporate shoot that I did for PGT Reclaimed in their furniture showroom and corporate office in Binh Duong outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

A behind the scenes look into a interior and corporate shoot for PGT Reclaimed in their furniture showroom and corporate office in Binh Duong by Vietnam commercial photographer Tim Gerard Barker. Tim is available for commercial architectural photography and video assignments in Vietnam, Thailand, L

18/11/2022

Another image from the Amanoi as I was recently interviewed by Wonderful Machine about my recent work for them (click on the link in my bio to read it).

16/11/2022

Thought I’d share another image from the Amanoi as I was recently interviewed by Wonderful Machine about my recent work for them (click on the link in my bio to read it).

16/11/2022

I was recently interviewed by Wonderful Machine about my recent work for Aman Resorts.

Tim Gerard Barker captured this remote paradise overlooking Vinh Hy Bay on a recent assignment for Aman Resorts Vietnam.

20/10/2022

A few more images from a lifestyle shoot that I did earlier this year for a financial technology company whom were looking for real life images depicting transactions, payment solutions and meetings between financial entrepreneurs. The first image is one of my favourites and it’s taken on Hanoi train street at the You can read more about how I captured it in my latest blog (link in bio).

19/10/2022

A new blog on my website about a lifestyle photography commission that I did earlier this year for a financial technology company. This one is an interesting one as the final concepts were heavily influenced by documentary style images that I shot during scouting.

A behind the scenes look into what goes into a lifestyle commercial photo shoot by Vietnam lifestyle and commercial photographer Tim Gerard Barker. Tim is available for lifestyle and commercial photography and video assignments in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and right throughout Asia

16/10/2022

I was back in the Northern Vietnam mountains on another bicycle trip this weekend and whilst the weather wasn’t quite so dramatic as a few weeks back I still managed to get a few nice shots with my phone in Mu Cang Chai this morning.

11/10/2022

A few images from a new blog post which is up on my website about a commission that I did a few years back for the Clermont Group to create stills for their healthcare business Hoan My which is Vietnam’s leading private healthcare group.

11/10/2022

A new blog on my website about a commission that I did a few years back for the Clermont Group to create stills for their healthcare business Hoan My which is Vietnam’s leading private healthcare group.

A behind the scenes look into a corporate photography shoot for Clermont Group to capture a library of images for their Medical and Healthcare business Hoan My.

05/10/2022

A few images that I took with my phone over the past few days during a 4 day 533km road cycling trip with 8,800m climbing from Thai Nguyen to Ha Giang. On our final day we had some incredible weather with incredible light as the fog lifted over D**g Van as we climbed out of town. It was the best day of cycling that I’ve done. **gVan

04/10/2022

The stunning view over Vinh Hy Bay from one the villas at The Amanoi which is situated in a national park in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. See more images from the shoot in my latest blog (link in my bio).        

04/10/2022

Asian hot stone therapy massage at the Amanoi resort in Vietnam. See more images from this shoot in my latest blog (link in my bio).         

02/10/2022

Aerial view over a four bedroom villa with living and dining pavilions and a large infinity swimming pool at the Amanoi resort, Vietnam. I just love that pathway down to the beach! See more images from the shoot in my latest blog (link in my bio).        

02/10/2022

A couple embrace during a sunset sailing trip in Vinh Hy bay at the Amanoi Resort, Vietnam. See more images from the shoot in my latest blog (link in my bio).