Hawaii photographer
It definitely is feeling like summer time, and true to form, this last month a lot of my sessions have included water photography. It was a lot of fun capturing Ashlynne and Ben’s engagement photos before they headed back to the mainland. We started off the session at the Haleiwa bridge, and then headed to Pipeline on the North Shore where we did the underwater pictures. Congratulations Ashlynne and Ben.
I love summer, here’s a little clip of the kids of Halau Nalu enjoying some summer waves. At this age, I don’t think it get’s much more fun than this.
I photographed Silvia and Matt’s destination wedding last year on the big island of Hawaii, you can see their wedding pictures here. Stunning bride and groom. I was so excited when they contacted me about doing a trash the dress session in the ocean. Both of them were fantastic in the water, and I love the way Silvia’s wedding dress flowed in the water for these dream like shots.
DeEtte and Scott brought their family to the North Shore of Oahu for their Hawaii wedding. It was a beautiful evening to have a wedding on the beach. I loved DeEtte’s wedding dress, it was simple, beautiful and elegant. It was perfect for a beach wedding in Hawaii. After the wedding ceremony we had time to get some fun family pictures with that last 1/2 hour of sunlight on the north shore.
Tanya and Adam were married at Sunset Ranch overlooking the North Shore of Oahu Hawaii. This is a stunning place to host a large wedding. The view of the sun setting was incredible, and the food and decorations were excellent. I photographed Tanya and Adam’s engagement pictures a few months back, they even did a few underwater shots, you can see those here. Congratulations to this beautiful couple- Tanya and Adam!
My kids recently had their May Day (or Lei Day in Hawaii) celebration. This is a big tradition here in Hawaii and the kids at elementary schools all around Hawaii have been working on their song and dance performances. At our school, all of the kids in the Hawaiian language Immersion program performed two numbers- one was a Hawaiian song/chant written by their teacher, which was really good. The second number was a dance to Jai Ho. The kids all dressed in Indian costume and had so much fun performing. Their teachers all dressed amazing too and you can see some shots of them in this video.
Rochelle and Ivan came all the way from Alaska to have their destination wedding in Hawaii. The day turned out to be amazing even though we had a little rain that day on the North Shore. I really enjoyed photographing Rochelle and Ivan, they had a lot of fun energy, especially when we went to trash the dress.
I have to also give a shout out to Jennifer Jones, she was Rochelle’s makeup artists and did an amazing job.
Natalie and Aaron were a super cute couple to photograph. They met at BYU-Hawaii, both playing soccer. At the time of this shoot their engagement was on the downlow, but was made official after Natalie visited Aaron in England were Aaron is from. I think the yellow fish really wanted to be part of their shoot, it kept coming by and swimming around us, and at one time I think it even stared me down.
I normally don’t post weddings this quickly after the date, but Geneva is being deployed this weekend. Just as it is clear in this photo, Geneva and Aj definitely “live for today”. They had a beautiful wedding ceremony at Ke Iki beach, and afterwards they jumped into the oh so inviting ocean. It was one of those days when everything came together, the sea was calm, beach uncrowded, and the sunset was amazing.
Recently with hearing about the two war photographers who were killed in Libya, Tim Hetherington, and Chris Hondros, I’ve been thinking about the situation. I find their stories and the stories of people doing similar work really compelling. The ethics around what they do and the crazy intensity of capturing images of horrible events. While I wonder about how people emotionally handle that work I know that it’s often images that connect us to an event. The images from the recent tsunami in Japan for example are what helped me grasp the immensity of the situation. I think we need these images. Last week on NPR’s Fresh air Terry Gross interviewed two veteran war photographers Joao Silva and Greg Marinovich. It was interesting to hear the stories behind their photos. Heres the link to the their interview. They have also compiled a book of their memoirs called “The Bang Bang Club”
Devin Graham and the Mozo family just came out with the well done trailer for Transcend : the Jon Mozo story. I didn’t get the chance to meet Jon, except through his family, who have been friends here in Hawaii. I have a lot of respect and love for Jon though. He was an incredible ocean and surf photographer and his images inspire me. Can’t wait for the full movie to come out, enjoy this powerful trailer. To learn more about the Jon Mozo legacy and order any of his amazing prints, check out www.jonmozo.com
I met Erin and Conor a few months ago when I was playing on the beach with my kids. I saw them surfing with this old school style and knew I wanted to photograph them. Here are a few shots from our session. Thanks Erin and Conor.
