Fire dancing in Hawaii is as traditional as palm tress & coconuts. I took some great fire spinning pics the other day with my new friend Conner Clark who is very well trained at it. He has gone far beyond just spinning fire, he has learned the traditional Chinese martial style that fire spinning is traditionally based on. If you have ever seen Jackie Chan kick butt in his movies he almost always at one point uses a rope as a weapon, this is that style. Pretty cool to watch &

I live in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. One of my favorite areas on the island is known as "Boiling Pots" I had an idea for a great model photo shoot & I was going over to scout the area to make sure it would work. I dont want to drag a model into the jungle & have the shot not work. If you wanna know how that model shoot went look at my article "Photoshoot with Evelyn" After I was happy with scouting I decided to take some time & shoot some personal work of the river. I

Had an amazing Photo shoot with local island model Wanalee. I captured amazing photos, I couldn't be more happy. Gear: Canon 5D MkIV, 70-200 2.8L II IS USM, Flashpoint 600w strobe head, Elinchrome Deep Octa Box. I was very happy with the photos that came from it. Here are a couple of the best ones. More from the shoot to come. This style of photography has been the style I have been trying to achieve lately. I have been molding & figuring out my pro style of portraits the las

I am happy & grateful to announce "Timeless Vendor" was awarded an honorable mention in Professional: Travel/Tourism Category in Int'l Photography Awards. I am very proud of this photo. Of the 138 portfolio quality photos from Thailand "Timeless Vendor" would be in the top 5. Read Press Release if interested. #Thailand #FloatingMarket #Awards #InternationalPhotographyAwards #Travel #Professional #Culture #Asia #Vendor #Woman #Tradition #MasonLake #IPA #TravelPhotographyAward

Hey everyone. Just sharing that I had another great photo shoot with @roxannemari1z She is great to work with. She needed some up dated pics of her for her website that is re launching. She is an amazing cross-fit fitness model. Outline of the 4ft x 6ft Wescott Scrim Jim Cine Kit. I set it up by using light stands with clamps attached to the diffusers frame. Amazing lighting result as you can see. Achieved with very little effort. Takes a few mins only to setup. Worth every p

The big Island of Hawaii held the 2017 IRONMAN the other week on October 14th. Always amazing to see these world class racers in action. Over 2400 athletes from all around the world show up to compete here in paradise. Mac-nuts, Coffee & IRONMAN are synonymous with the Big Island. I am happy & looking forward to share with you the photos I was able to capture of the unbelievable power of the human spirit & strength to accomplish whats in front of it. Photo Gear Specs- Canon

AMAZING!!!! I finally went night snorkeling with Mantas. I was doing Photography for Anelakai Adventures, a manta tour company. It was amazing to swim with the mantas. Since I was photographing the tour I was free to swim around with them & the guest to get pics. Super fun! The tour group uses traditional Hawaiian double pontoon boat painted yellow & red. Its is very stable, they tell you it is virtually impossible to flip so no worries there. You paddle out to the snorkeling

When I worked at The Shutterbug camera stores in Portland, OR for 7 years I took the chance to get to know the wide selection of lenses from the different manufactures. I had to learn how to explain the difference to people as well and more than just the simple answer you get at any best buy. Many of my customers that were looking to better their portrait photography would come and ask my advice. Most were surprised when I steered them towards a long focal length lens. I woul