Romantics around the world have laid spiritual claim to the islands of Tahiti .  Spread over 5 million square kilometers in the center of the South Pacific Tahiti consists of five island groups, or archipelagos. In all, there are 118 islands, each one with its own charms.  Huahine, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Tikehau, Manihi, The Marquesas, and the Gambier Islands--all of these are Tahiti.  These pictures, taken by my client Stephen Telfer are of two of the chief islands, Bora Bora and Moorea.

These islands are an artist's paradise. They are volcanic, so there are dramatic views everywhere. Their lagoons resemble a painter's palette with their ranges of blues and greens. Mist-shrouded mountains pierce the sky, their lush, tropical slopes and valleys blossoming with hibiscus.  Palm-covered motu encircle the lagoons like delicate necklaces. Perfect white-sand (some black) beaches give way to emerald waters where colored fish animate the coral gardens as they greet the giant manta rays.