With all the amazing lava activity happening on the Big Island of Hawaii I decided I wanted to take a Helicopter tour of it. By this time I knew I was moving back to the mainland so I saw this as a last treat to myself. How could I leave & NOT get any pics of a lava fissure after living there for over 4 years. When I shot these pics the fissure was pouring out nearly 2 dozen dump trucks of lava a minute. It was a free flowing river of lava. Officials saw lava bergs & huge lav

Hey everyone! This article is about the famous area know as "South Point" on the Big Island of Hawaii. It attracts tons of tourist

I am writing a article about the green sands beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The sand truly is green as my photo shows. No enhancing of colors in this pic. A truly unique scene to see. Stay tuned for my article! #Hawaii #BigIsland #GreenSandsBeach #GreenSands #Green #Paradise #Adventure #Hike #Rocks #Contrast

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

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

"Finding Center" ©Mason Lake Photography I share this photo hoping it helps bring was color & peace in a very hectic time in out nations history. I my self find it very hard to not get worked up over a lot that is going on. Even on these little Hawaiian islands 2000 miles from the continental US we are feeling the repercussions, which most islanders have never experience. The islands were always sheltered from the politics in Washington. We are not however. Hawaii has had sho