St John Family...

I had a great time meeting up with the St John family in Kaanapali yesterday. It was a very cloudy evening but we made the best of it. Sara is a photographer also which made my job very easy..they all knew what to do:). They were a very fun family to capture. Thanks you guys for allowing me to photograph your family. Hopefully the next time you are in the islands the sunset will be much more vibrant. We spent close to 2 hour together so I have tons of images to share...



As we were taking this photo Sara had a little visitor nibble on her toes...
I think he wasn't to happy that her toes were invading his space...:)


Mom & Dad...

Sara and her boyfriend were very fun...





I took out the fisheye to capture the entire scene...

Thank You St. John Family ~ Aloha

Joshua & Cheyenne...

Joshua & Cheyenne tied the knot on Sunday, December 23rd. The wedding was held at beautiful S. Maluaka Beach in Wailea. We had perfect weather for their special day. An intimate group of family and close friends joined in their celebration. I felt very honored to be capturing their memories. Josh & Cheyenne were both very easy going and really great to work with. They gave us, Joanna & I, lots of time for fun portraits of the two of them. Thanks you guys. I wish you lots of joy and happiness in your new adventure together :)...

A few details...




What a stunning bride!...


Waiting with dad to walk down the isle...
The ceremony was held in the perfect spot...
Just Married!...

Please Vote for Tweety :)...

The Website Company that I use, Blu Domain, often runs fun photo contests on its blog. I love to visit their blog to see different perspectives and creativity from different photographers around the world. On a whim I entered one of their photo contests last night. They were asking for pet photos. I was thrilled when they chose my photo of Tweety the Rooster to be a contestant in the current  photo contest :) I introduced Tweety right here a few months ago : http://aiharavisuals.blogspot.com/2007/10/going-for-new-look.html You can check out the contest here: http://www.bludomain.com/contest.cfm Feel free to place your vote :)

Jere' Jewelry

I had a great time today at Jere' Jewelry...A fine Jewelry store located in Kihei. I took a few portraits for the owners Raymond and Liza. They needed some portraits for an advertisement that they are running locally. Their new shop is beautiful! They carry such wonderful, sparkly jewelry and gems:) Thanks you guys for spending a few hours with me today...

Joanna, Kawika & Belly :)...

I had the incredible privilege on Monday of taking maternity photo's for Joanna and Kawaika. We met a Baldwin Beach in Paia. The water was a brilliant shade of blue that morning. Joanna is an amazing photographer and I have been very grateful to work along with her quite a bit this past year. We have had a wonderful time and many fun adventures shooting weddings together :) I have also been able to enjoy watching Joanna's belly grow. I am very excited for them as I know they will be wonderful parents. Joanna has also posted some of the photos on her blog. You can see her blog here : http://joannatanophotography.blogspot.com/
I was thrilled that they asked me to document this special time in their lives. Thanks you two!...

Neo Update :)...

Well my little Neo Kitty is Doing well. He is home and has no bad injuries. Hurray...he does have some scar tissue in is eye now which makes him look a bit funny but that's OK as long as he is healthy! I will post some new pics of him soon

A Sad Day..

Last night my sweet little kitten Neo that I have shared pictures of in the past was attacked by a dog. In our neighborhood we have a few dogs that run loose and they have always been nice doggies until they met Neo. Neo is now at the animal hospital and they will see how bad he is...he was too swollen to tell. Hopefully he will recover fine but now I'm a bit leary about ever letting him outside again. They said he was bit and shaken and had a concusion..my poor Neo..my boys are a bit sad. They lost their Bull Terrier last year so they are very worried Neo won't recover
:(..Well I just though I would share so that doggie lovers will remember to tie up their dogs. Kitty lovers..keep kittes inside! I will update when I know more.

Ryan & Vera...

I had the pleasure of photographing Vera and Ryan's special day yesterday. They were married in beautiful Lahaina, Maui, joined by close family and friends. A very happy and loving group! Their reception dinner was held at the Westin Kaanapali. It was a very bright Maui day and the sunset was lovely. We wish you two the best...