Hawaii photographer
This is one of the most stunning locations I have photographed for an engagement session. Marcus and Anela wanted to encompass the land and sea in their shoot. So we spent time in these gardens on the Windward side of Oahu and also in the ocean for some underwater engagement pictures. Marcus and Anela are truly some of the best people I know. Marcus is in medical school and Anela is an amazing teacher here in Hawaii, my kids just light up anytime she comes around.
A few pictures from the 2011 Moanikeala Hula Festival at the Polynesian Cultural Center here in Laie Hawaii. One of the Halau came all the way from Japan just to perform at this festival.
Katie and Mike flew into Maui after their wedding in Atlanta, Georgia. I met them in Maui for a trash the dress session at Twin Falls. They were both very adventurous, especially Katie to hike in with her wedding dress. The water fall was flowing pretty good since we had a week of rain prior. Last time I was here I was working on the Arbonne catalog, and couldn’t help to think what a cool place it would be to photograph a bride. So I was very excited when Katie and Mike called me up to photograph their post wedding pictures. Congratulations guys- it was a lot of fun spending this time with you!
Picked up another water housing this last week for my DSLR. Just in time for a trash the dress session tomorrow. Here are a few photos from my first time taking it out on the North Shore shooting surfers at V-land. I love the guys smile coming out of the barrel.
Traci and Adam had their destination wedding at Waimea Falls located on the North Shore of Oahu Hawaii. This is an amazingly beautiful place to get married. You are surrounded by a lush tropical forest and across the street is Waimea Bay that has a long sandy beach.
I really had a great time photographing Traci and Adams Wedding. All the bridesmaids and groomsmen were a lot of fun to be around. I was really impressed on how their wedding was so centered on their faith. I thought it was cool that the first thing they wanted to do as a married couple was to take communion. Congratulations Traci and Adam.
To see their underwater engagement pictures click here.
This last Halloween I went out to Waimea Bay with Devin Graham to capture about 20 people jumping off the rock in their costumes. Devin shot from the rock and I got the clips from the water. You can see more of Devin’s work Here. He is one of the most creative cinematographers I have seen for a long time, check him out.
I am so excited to photograph Traci and Adam’s wedding at Waimea Vally this week. I took some bridals of Traci a few week back at the Laie Hawaii Temple, and last June we did some underwater engagement pictures on the North Shore. You can see those here. They are a fun couple, and Waimea Vally is a beautiful place to get married, I think this is going to be an amazing wedding.
Even with the rain this was a beautiful day for a wedding. I had so much fun photographing Rachel and Lokahi’s wedding at Moli’i Gardens. The music was excellent and the MC was off the charts. Congratulations Rachel and Lokahi.
Love the Kennedy family. This year we headed over to the skate park on the North Shore for their Christmas photos. It was Curran’s birthday, he is the 10 year old below ripping. I wish I could’ve skated like that when I was 10.
Check out the beauty that is Kim and Bart’s beach wedding. They were marred at Loulu Palm Estates, a very nice venue on the North Shore of Oahu. What an amazing location to have a sunset wedding. Kim carefully put together the color scheme and designed the tent embellishments with the great wedding planner, Milestone Events Hawaii. The flowers were by Flower Farm. they did a great job with the arch and bouquet. The decor was well chosen with white leather couches, glass beading, and other stylish touches. I love the glow and joy that totally radiates off of this couple in the pictures.
It was a beautiful day on the North Shore today. The picture above is of the Vans triple Crown of Surfing contest in Haleiwa Hawaii. This is the world championship of surfing. I was on my way to an engagement session and the mountains looked amazing and I had to just pull over and snap a shot. The picture below is of the fun couple that I was photographing. I had a great time with this couple, can’t wait to post their shoot in a week or so.
Went tarp surfing for the first time today. It is a lot more like the real thing than I thought it would be, just look at Kelleys face as she is pulling out of that fat barrel. Devin Graham put this together for a video he is producing. You should check out his You tube page here, he’s amazing. The video in this clip was taken with my GoPro Hero attached to a wood board I through some wheels on. The first thing Patria said with she saw this was “your just a big kid”, it was fun though.
