June Fun

For Portland fans here is a studio photo of the beautiful Catherine Loyer. Catherine is a wonderful singer and has a band called Strawberry Roan.





I've always been intrigued by these shots so I've decided to do one for everyone who passes through my studio.

April 19 Sunset

What could be better than a beautiful sunrise followed by a spectacular sunset on the same Maui day?

April 19 Sunrise

This mornings spectacular sunrise, what could be better?

Karamel Fashion Shoot

...............Beauty comes naturally, getting it ready for a photo shoot is a little more work.................




















You're ahead of the game when you have a canvas like this lady to work with.



.......Maile watching Ry-n and friend Liz doing makeup and hair............................




Model was the lovely and natural talent Brittney Baker.




















































We shot at Aina Waipio Farms in beautiful Huelo.
Check out more beautiful fashions from Karamel.
Fun day with a great bunch of talented people.

Valentines Weekend

The weekend started at beautiful Makena Cove for a maternity shoot. A beautiful mom to be with some great Henna work on her tummy. Mahalo to my assistant Denni.

















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...............................Beautiful mists blowing over Kahalawai





....................Whale watching and snorkel trip on Valentines Day.





Took Denni to Casanovas for dinner, music with the Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band and the Kit Kat Club Cabaret.
.................................... HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

The New Year

Christmas, New Years, February is here already. Hope your New Year is bringing you all the good that you deserve. Just enjoying each and every moment of this year, it's been filled with new opportunities around every corner. I've been doing many wonderful shoots, mostly commercial and portrait. I wanted to share a few photographs from a shoot I did yesterday, great afternoon session in upcountry Maui in beautiful Olinda. Here are some pictures and I will share more details later.



















"Alas, poor Yorick."

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou
I just wanted to share some end of the year wishes for a wonderful holiday season and for an incredible New Year. The photos below are of the old Hamakuapoko Mill in Ha'iku. As you can see she was built in 1879 but has been sitting long abandoned in the middle of the cane fields. Time and a giant Banyan tree are slowly reclaiming her.

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This is a photo of Ginger Johnson, one of the Hula Honeys, my favorite musical group on Maui.


A Kihei sunset from the Monsoon Restaurant at Menehune Shores looking across the Ko'ie'ie' fishpond.



Trumpet master Max Ribner playing in front of Cafe Au Lait in Wailuku on First Friday.




Wind and surf on a beautiful Ho'okipa day, Kahalawai (West Maui Mountains) in the background.



May the New Year bring you love, health, happiness and prosperity.
A hui hou,
Jack

Thanksgiving Week

It was a great Thanksgiving week for us and I hope for you too. We went to some friends for dinner and since we only had two side dishes to prepare we went to Stella Blues in Kihei on Wednesday night to hear one of my favorite Maui musicians, Randall Rospond. Randall has a great band called the Haiku Hillybillys but he does a solo gig at Stellas. Here are a few photos of Randall, we had dinner with friends at Joes afterwards and had the pleasure of Randall and his lovely wife Sheri joining us. Good music, good food, good friends, that's a lot to be thankful for.

Hana Wedding

Saturday morning sunrise on Hana Bay, a prelude to a wonderful wedding day.



Love the look on the flower girl.



































Wedding was at the Hana Kai Resort on Hana Bay, lovely grounds and Hana Bay for backdrop.
Bouquet was a single white water lily.




The family was spread all around Hana for the weekend including the cabins at Wainapanapa. Everyone came together for the reception at Tutus on Hana Bay, great park for the kids, music and dancing and great food for all.

Wailuku town Friday night

Wailuku town is the site of Maui's First Friday celebration, strangely enough on the first Friday of every month. It is a time to share art, music, food and fun. This weeks celebration was topped off with a showing/performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the historic Iao Theater. The requisite costume of the evening calls for some form of underwear, makeup and various props to use throughout the evening.


Market street is closed off for the event and there is always something interesting happening on the street. The good folks from Kula Hoop brought some down and had everyone swinging their hips with a hoop, well, almost everyone.














The moral of this story is if your looking for something to do on Maui besides laying on a beautiful beach and enjoying the ocean there is always something going on somewhere, just ask a local, the natives are friendly.

Paradise Meets the City

Paradise Meets the City

Upcountry Maui was the site of Paradise Meets the City, a wonderful show of hat designs by the talented and effervescent Katherine Carey, proprietor and designer extraordinaire of Paradise Millinery. I wanted to share some of her designs as she prepares to embark on a journey to New York City to display her fantastic creations for the buyers at Henry Bendels. We know this will be a very special trip for Katherine and all her Maui ohana are so excited to be able to help this dream come true for her. Have a fun and fantastic trip Katherine.












A big mahalo to all the beautiful models who helped make the show possible.

The Gentleman Farmer

Olowalu Wedding

My friend Alec and and his wonderful fiance Rhea were wed at Olowalu plantation in a wonderful ceremony performed by Alec's father Harland.







It was a beautiful night with a great sunset and warm balmy breezes, can there be a better place to get married than Maui?