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New Photo Tour Announced-- Hokkaido, Japan! ***Fall 2026***
May 01, 2026 - The blurb above says it all-- Hokkaido is a photographer's dream-- unspoiled, uncrowded, and wonderfully photogenic.
He...
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The Rainbow Carried Me to the Canyon
March 23, 2025 - The Rainbow carries me to the Canyon. The Rains take me higher.
Ohia and Koa-- soft and strong-- Run on the Mountain...
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Photography in the Age of AI
July 27, 2023 - In the Light of Lightning, Kilauea Lighthouse, Kauai. 25 seconds, f/2.8 @ 135mm, ISO 800. Single exposure edited in Aper...
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Canon RF 28-70 f/2 for Landscape Photography
May 31, 2023 - A Morning Walk at Shippies, Poipu, Kauai. Handheld with Canon R3, RF 28-70 f/2 @ 28mm f5.6, 1/320 second
To begin a rev...
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Chasing the Aurora, Looking to the Skies of Alaska
September 30, 2022 - Gods of the Alaskan Night, Chena River State Recreation Area, Alaska
I just returned from an 18 day trip chasing the no...
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Winter Views-- The Cosmic Dunes and the Bad, Bad Basin-- DVNP
August 25, 2021 - Joshua Tree and High Desert Snow, Death Valley National Park, California
Descending Death Valley Road I am soon surroun...
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Winter Views-- Lassen NF, Alabama Hills, and Ancient Bristlecones: Back to Cali
July 31, 2021 - Winter Morning (Dawn and Cold Stone), Alabama Hills, Alabama Hills National Recreation Area, California
From Oregon I r...
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Winter Views-- The Painted Hills, Oregon
July 26, 2021 - The Painted Hills, Painted Hills National Monument, Oregon
The forecast called for a snowstorm to hit the entire Cascad...
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Winter Views-- Crater Lake National Park: The Land of Fluff and Puff
July 20, 2021 - First View of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
I remember thinking to myself, Where’s all the snow?
I wa...
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Winter Views-- California Cascades: Shasta and Lassen
July 13, 2021 - Shasta's Alpen Glow, Lake Siskiyou, Mt. Shasta National Forest, California
My original itinerary had me going along the...
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Winter Views-- December 2020 to April 2021-- Intro
July 11, 2021 - 2020 was a year of opportunity. Opportunities to think, to walk, to photograph, to be grateful for the life of friends a...
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A Life Changing Adventure-- The Kalalau Trail
September 28, 2020 - A Chance to Rest and Look Through the Leaves, Kalalau Trail, mile 1.75, Kauai.
Do a Google search of the best hikes in...
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Images of Energy: The Mana of Kauai from Ocean to Trail
August 14, 2020 - Above you will see the cover of my new photo book, Images of Energy: The Mana of Kauai from Ocean to Trail. This book fe...
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The Curfew is Over
May 06, 2020 - This morning, Tuesday May 6, 2020 the nightly curfew on Kauai expired. The nightly curfew? You ask. Yes, the government...
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An Intimate Look Along the Alakai Swamp Trail
May 05, 2020 - The Alakai Swamp Trail on Kauai is hike best done slowly and with the senses alive. The end view at Kilohana Vista is of...
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Kauai Lockdown Walks
April 22, 2020 - Where Does this Road End, Waimea, Kauai
Since the lockdown began-- and after I self quarantined following my return fro...
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Big Sky and Huckleberry Pie
April 16, 2020 - I made my first trip to Glacier National Park in the early summer of 2012. June to be exact. I remember the Going to the...
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The 5 Most Beautiful Places I Have Ever Been
April 14, 2020 - Quarantine.
Stay-at-Home Orders.
Travels cancelled or postponed.
This is the time we live in now, but it will not alw...
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A Few Birds of Hawaii
March 31, 2020 - Manu is Hawaiian for bird. And here in Hawaii my favorite birds are the Pueo (Hawaiian Short Eared Owl), Moli (Laysan Al...
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Low Lying Rest
February 28, 2020 - The rains of the day have stopped and it's as if the rays of the sun are pulling the clouds from their low lying rest....
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My Favorite 19 from 2019-- Part 3
December 17, 2019 - Mahalo for sticking with me as I countdown my favorite 19 images from 2019. This year on Kauai I spent a lot of time in...
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My Favorite 19 from 2019-- Part 1
December 07, 2019 - It's that time of year again. Time to look back at the year that was, the places we visited and things we have seen. Bes...
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My Favorite Walk in Poipu-- The Heritage Trail
November 11, 2019 - The Heritage Trail from Shipwrecks Beach in Poipu to Mahaulepu beach and beyond is my favorite walk on Kauai's south sid...
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Secrets Beach (Kauapea Beach), Kauai (Version 2.0)
October 10, 2019 - I had so much fun going through past images of Secrets trying to put together a month by month calendar that I thought I...
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Secrets Shared-- A Photo from Each Month at Kauapea (Secrets) Beach, Kauai
September 25, 2019 - Secrets is my most favorite beach in the world. It's a location that I find myself photographing often. So often that I...
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The Teton Crest Trail
June 12, 2019 - The Teton Crest Trail has been called the best backpacking adventure in North America. I first heard about it several ye...
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Revisiting a Gothic Landscape Wild and Beautiful-- Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada
June 08, 2019 - Last August I spent 8 days in Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory, Canada. It's a wild, vast land. Empty,...
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Campsites of the Beautiful Suffering-- A 100 Day Photography Adventure
May 23, 2019 - Summer is vastly approaching and I am sure many of you are getting ready for epic road trips and adventures. I thought i...
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A Kind of Beautiful Suffering-- A Long Summer's Photo Trip
June 26, 2018 - Aloha. Well, my photo trip is getting close. I've already shipped my Toyota FJ Cruiser to Seattle and I fly to meet it S...
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Pele's Process
June 19, 2018 - Pele's Process, Big Island, Hawaii
I, like many of you, have been following closely the recent events on the Big Island...
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A Perfect Day in Hanalei-- Silent Auction to Benefit Malama Kauai
April 19, 2018 - A Perfect Day in Hanalei, Hanalei Bay, Kauai.
20"x50" Open Edition Metal Print, wire hanger, crate, and complimentary s...
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Wonder Lake Campground, Denali NP, Alaska
March 08, 2018 - Campsite #14, Wonder Lake Campground, Denali NP, Alaska
I will be traveling to Alaska again this July and to help prepa...
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To the Weeping Wall-- Kauai's Blue Hole
February 27, 2018 - A Wild Land (Weeping Wall Magic), The Weeping Wall, Mt. Waialeale, Kauai
The hike to the Weeping Wall is hard. It just...
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Vignette of a Dream-- Lumahai Beach, Kauai
January 07, 2018 - Below are a series of beach scenes all photographed Wednesday morning at Lumahai Beach. I wanted to convey a certain fee...
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My Favorite 17 from Adventures 2017 (part 2)
December 31, 2017 - Aloha and welcome back.
Before we continue with the list of images I want to share with you the best locations I encoun...
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My Favorite 17 from Adventures 2017
December 26, 2017 - Aloha.
After photographing sunset at Pakalas beach the other night, I listened to Freakanomics Radio on NPR. If you are...
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Kauai Morning, Kauai Evening
December 05, 2016 - Aloha. Here are a few photographs from yesterday, December 4, 2016. I started the day with an early morning drive to Poi...
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A Few More First Shots with the Zeiss 15mm Milvus
December 01, 2016 - Driftwood Beach, Waimea, Kauai
Here are a few more photos taken with the new Zeiss 15 mm Milvus. I think these show nic...
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Getting the Feel For It-- Zeiss Milvus 15mm
November 30, 2016 - Tunnels Beach, Haena State Park, Kauai
I've been photographing with a new lens these past couple of days-- a Zeiss Milv...
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Mahalo Kapa'a. Aloha Hanapepe!
May 09, 2016 - Aloha. Three years ago I opened my first photo gallery in Kapa'a. When I started the business I didn't know what the hel...
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Planning a Shot
April 14, 2016 - In this post I'll try to explain one of the approaches I often take when planning a shot.
I'll think about a location,...
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Wild Horses Run-- Waves and Imaginings
January 20, 2016 - Wild Horses Run, Princeville, Kauai
Little Fuji, Princeville, Kauai
El Nino has brought us waves. Warning level swel...
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A Few Black and White Photos from Time Recently Spent in the Canyon and Koke'e
December 24, 2015 - Over the past couple of weeks I've spent quite a bit of time hiking in Waimea Canyon and Koke'e State Parks. My time in...
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7 Kauai Hikes Not Named The Kalalau Trail (part 3)
July 16, 2015 - Aloha and welcome back to 7 Kauai Hikes Not Named the Kalalau Trail. Today's entry is part 3 in the series and covers on...
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7 Kauai Hikes Not Named The Kalalau Trail (part 2)
July 11, 2015 - Alright, to review-- 7 Kauai Hikes Not Named the Kalalau Trail is all about getting to know a few of the other and also...
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7 Kauai Hikes Not Named The Kalalau Trail (part 1)
July 09, 2015 - The Kalalau Trail is the most famous hike on Kauai and in the summertime the trail-- and especially the parking lots and...
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Sunset Hike along the Nualolo Trail to the Napali Coast
July 03, 2015 - the nualolo, f/6.3, 1/60sec, iso 100, 24mm ts-e, 5d3
I have thought about hiking The Nualolo Trail at sunset for a whil...
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Four Minute Sunset
April 05, 2015 - Four Minute Sunset, Tunnels, Kauai, Hawaii. 16mm. f16, 240 seconds, iso 100. LEE Big Stopper ND Filter, Lee Polarizer Fi...
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The Kohua Ridge Trail and Cloud Atlas
March 28, 2015 - Cloud Atlas, Kohua Ridge Trail, Waimea Canyon, Koke'e State Park, Kauai, Hawaii
I hiked the Kohua Ridge Trail (Tuesda...
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jungle hike to hanakapi'ai falls
January 20, 2015 - hanakapi'ai falls, kauai, hawaii
A couple of weeks ago Naomi and I hiked to hanakapi'ai falls. The trail is probably...
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choose love
January 14, 2015 - a little wild and uncontrolled (fantasy), kauai, hawaii
I am reading The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Fla...
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repetition, appreciation, and learning to listen
January 03, 2015 - old time kauai, tunnels beach, kauai, hawaii
Last week i spent three consecutive mornings at tunnels shooting long ex...
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north shore days
October 30, 2014 - I've been hanging out on the north shore these past few weeks and i've got a miscellaneous mix of pics to share with you...
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the authentic that surrounds you
October 27, 2014 - "Only the real can know the real, the true can know the truth, the authentic can know the authentic that surrounds you."...
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wave watching at polihale
October 23, 2014 - Last tuesday i packed the camera and gear in the fj and drove out to polihale. I wanted to play around in the sand, shoo...
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emotions (and a few more from shipwrecks)
October 20, 2014 - taking in the view, shipwrecks, poipu, kauai
We went down to shipwrecks for some sunset shots last week, and although t...
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stars and trees of kawaikoi (up in koke'e)
September 19, 2014 - the dividing line is made in our mind (there is no divide, there is no line), Kawaikoi, Kauai, Hawaii.
Tuesday mornin...
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the depth of a dew-drop
November 25, 2013 - dewdrop in the grass, kilauea, kauai
recently, i purchased two books about zen. the first is by peter matthiessen, titl...
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