aloha! thanksgiving has come and gone and with it another defeat to mississippi state (shame on you ole miss!), an amazing iron bowl win for auburn over alabama (war eagle!), and the maui classic saw a new acc champion-- syracuse (syracuse is in the acc? what?).

this morning i went over last month's sales and compiled a list of the gallery's top three sellers for november. and here they are:

1. in the light of lightning, kilauea lighthouse. web gallery: 2012 limited edition

dreamworldi have never seen lumahai so gentle as on the morning of this sunrise. it was like awaking to a dreamworld.
location: lumahai beach, kauai
series: kauai 'mo bettah

2. dreamworld, lumahai, kauai. web gallery: 2012 limited edition

3. can't count 'em all, kalalau, kauai. web gallery: full time

each of these photographs are special to me, and i am glad that they have been well received. over time, all of my pictures take on a special meaning to me-- beyond the beauty of the location displayed in the image-- and often the images come to teach me little lessons about life and myself. 

in the light of lightning has taught me patience. dreamworld reminds me to be open to the possibility and truths of which i am ignorant. you see, when the morning i took the picture, i was planning on shooting the lumahai river, it's reflections and floating hao (a tropical flower). but when i looked up and saw the sky, i knew i had to change my plans-- and the lens! so be open ideas of others and to things beyond our control. and can't count 'em all has encouraged me to explore the world through night photography, and to be thankful for the moments of work and effort and safe travels. also when i look up at the milky way over kalalau i am reminded of the wisdom of the past (cultures and worlds) and know that it is different from the knowledge of the present (modern society and life). and i think this has inspired me in my recent readings on the arctic and eskimo teachings; zen and dogen. 

mahalo for all of your support!

aloha,

lee