The Digital Photo Experience

Paradise Dreamscape

This image was created in Maui, Hawaii during the 2010 Maui Photo Festival Chris (the model) and I had been dodging the rain most of the afternoon when we finally decided to use this gorgeous tree as shelter from the storm. The light was a very soft and diffused – and the tree seemed to [...]

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Image selection & timelapse from the Maui Photo Festival

This is a short video featuring some of the best images I made while at Maui Photo Festival. We were so busy I did not get a chance to make too many images. One of the highlights of the Maui Photo Festival was making it to the Haleakala volcano crater for a sunrise, and what [...]

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Notice the Habits and Tendencies

Whether you are photographing a person, an animal, or any living creature, you should make yourself aware of any behavioral patterns or physical tendencies that your subject exhibits. This week I was out in my kayak capturing some new images of Humpback Whales in the shallow waters off of Maui. This is something I am [...]

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Learn From the Young At Heart & Break the Rules

Note from Rick: I first met Randy Jay Braun (while he was barefoot) at the 2009 Maui Photo Festival. Immediately, I knew we’d be friends – because I realized that we both share a passion for  for photography and for living life to the fullest (and we both like to be barefoot). Here is one [...]

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A Big Swell at Jaws

What does every Maui photographer want for Christmas? A big swell at Jaws. With faces as high as 50 feet, the world’s best tow-in surfers (so named because they’re towed out to the monster waves by Jetski) were out in force at Peahi on Maui, more commonly known as Jaws. Maui photographer Zane Mathias has [...]

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