Artist notes:This is one of my favorite shots from a full day of shooting. In fact, I pulled over to look out at the ocean here, and wasn’t even sure about shooting it, as I was so tired and my batteries were about drained, but thought it was too good to pass up....
Artist notes:I had scouted out this shot and location the day before I shot this. I knew it would have a lot going on, but I thought that might add to the magic of the image. Note all that water draining into the sea. That’s not from some waterfall behind me or to...
Artist notes:I arrived at Hanalei pier long before sunrise to scout the shot I wanted to capture from the beautiful location. Unfortunately, heavy rains were getting me pretty soaked and I didn’t want to stand there and wait for the light in the pouring rain....
Artist notes:Early one spring morning I was out exploring some caves on the East end of the island. This particular one was extremely dark but I could see the water at the bottom of it was unearthly clear. I knew if I could harness enough natural light this could be...
Artist notes:This picturesque scene is not always so calm. In the winter time, this beach is transformed into one of the world’s most famous surf spots. Known as the “Banzai Pipeline,” surfers come from all over the world to challenge this massive wave. Surf...
Artist notes:As I was hiking along the North shore of Kaua‘i, exploring all the little nooks and crannies of the island, I found a number of just amazing locations that I really wanted to capture. When I stumbled upon this one, my jaw dropped and my eyes nearly...
Artist notes:This location is one of the most spectacular areas in South Maui. It is extremely photogenic, and I have a thousand sunsets from this spot to prove it. The night I shot this the sun set without any grand exit. But then, just when I thought there wasn’t...
Artist notes:As if the view of these towering pali (cliffs) weren’t awe inspiring enough, an amazing colorful sunset just set the whole scene off. I think I’ve got every color in the rainbow represented in this shot. Taken on the North shore of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, this...
Artist notes:I must have driven by this area a hundred times. These falls are right off the side of the road, but hidden from view. Most of the times that I’ve driven by there hasn’t been any water. But on this particular day I drove out to a friend’s house near...
Artist notes:This spot, where the river meets the sea in Halawa Valley on Moloka‘i is sacred to the Hawaiian people. And for good reason. Few places I’ve been emanate a feeling of majesty quite like Halawa. High sea cliffs wrap around this bay and access to the...
Artist notes:I was shooting this location a few nights previous to this and had been scouting the area for awhile. The day I shot it originally, I did so with a different lens setup. I wanted to have a little bit more of a wide angle to the shot, so I came back a...
Artist notes:This is one of my favorite abstract shots. The natural colors of the different types of limu (seaweed) growing on the coral banks of this tidepool provide a stunning foreground to the receding ocean blue. The tumultuous ocean itself adds great character...
Artist notes:When I went to this location to shoot the sunrise, this shot wasn’t on my radar. But as I watched how the ocean was retracting to the sea, I saw this scene and it captivated my attention. I spent awhile playing with different apertures and trying to get...
Artist notes:This is the shot that almost didn’t happen. As I approached this location, I could see the clouds setting up nicely for an epic sunset. And the way the light was bouncing off the rocks in the foreground was magical. The problem was that there was a...
Artist notes:The waters off of the North shore of Kaua‘i get pretty crazy in the winter time. Sometimes in the summer too they can be quite intrepid, as they were this day. I had just finished shooting another location and was on my way to another spot when I framed...
