The Photographer
Co-written with Jeff Goldberg
Action Adventure
Status: Available
Pitch
Caught between modern-day pirates and corporate mercenaries, a photojournalist on an environmental story in Thailand gets a bigger story than he expected.
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Key selling points
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Action romp with relatable hero
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Romance and travel aspects
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Environmental message fits zeitgeist
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Synopsis
William Smithson, war photojournalist, is pursued across a desert border in a thrilling chase (mountain bike versus 4x4s on equalising terrain) which leaves him with a front-page scoop and a broken leg. Forced to take leave while he mends, he is approached by his old college professor to do some fieldwork on a corporate environmental study. It sounds easy enough: go to Thailand and take some pictures of a coastline, but when he gets there the cargo ship he has hitched a ride on is attacked by modern-day pirates.
Through a series of chases, traps and fights, some of which William will lose, he discovers that the pirates are mercenaries hired by a global conglomerate to cover up their environmental damage. William faces a frantic race against time if he’s going to get the story, win the girl, and prevent further environmental damage…
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“A really fun romp and an impressive showcase”
Page Awards Judge
“In this business you're only as good as your last story “