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For A Perfect Trip

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Golden hour at Honolulu, Hawaii. 
My kids climbing rocks, waves crashing beneath. I stayed still—until the light felt just right. A few quick frames. A moving subject. Then some long exposure of water’s quiet rhythm. No gear shuffle. No s

He must’ve swung on that rope at least 30 times. Maybe more. Each time, a little higher. A little bolder.
 Each time, I stayed with the moment—and moved just a little.

First from the front. Then from the side. Crouched low. Reached high

Photos from our latest weekend in Hawaii—lifestyle portrait, landscapes, wildlife.

All shot in spontaneous moments with no perfect plans—just intuition, built over two decades behind the lens.

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Slow travel has taught me this: revisiting a place doesn’t mean you failed the first time. It simply means you showed up again—with new light, a fresh mindset, and more space to notice the things you missed.

Over the past few months, my

Three stops, one island, and a quiet reminder that beauty isn’t about checking off locations—it’s about how you move through them.

Our Oʻahu day trip took us from the misty cliffs of Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout, to the lush canopy of Mān

We didn’t make it to the end—but the light still found us. 🌅

Over Memorial Day weekend, we set out to hike the west trail of Kaʻena Point State Park—the northwestern tip of Oʻahu. It was our second attempt after turning back in Ma

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