Chinese New Year in Chinatown means one thing for me now. It’s the largest performance of the year for the Hawaii Fire Artists.
More photos are in my Chinese New Year 2015 Flickr Album
New Year’s Eve 2014
It’s only been a couple of weeks since the New Year started. Just long enough for me to notice that I hadn’t posted my New Year’s Eve pics.
The Party of the Year at Kakaako Waterfront Park is the best New Year’s Eve party these days. Here’s some of the highlights from that night. For the full photo set, see my New Year’s Eve 2104 Flickr Album
First Friday – December 2014
A short but sweet Christmas themed fashion show at the Hawaii Institute of Hair Design this month.
Waikiki Halloween 2014
More photos in the complete Waikiki Halloween Album on Flickr.
Hallowbaloo 2014
Hallowbaloo in Chinatown. Always a blast and never a hangover…for me anyway. If you got one of my cards and you want the high res pic, just email me or visit my contact page.
Here’s my whole Hallowbaloo 2014 album on Flickr.
DragonCon 2014 photos
If you found me through one of my stickers or cards at DragonCon, I’m still working on the photos. I should be done in like a month, or longer if you were in the parade. Or email me with what day and what costume you were wearing and I’ll bump your photos to the top of the queue.
DragonCon photo albums, 2009 – present
Fire Jam – August 14th, 2014
Here’s a short video of the weekly Fire Jam sessions at Kakaako Waterfront Park.
First Friday – August 2014
Back to School was the theme for this month’s fashion show at the Hawaii Institute of Hair Design.
Here’s the full Flickr Album
Fire Jam photos
Well, I’m back into shooting fire dancers at the weekly Fire Jam at Kakaako Waterfront Park. It’s always a challenge and a bit of a rush to capture fire at its most elegant moments. The thrill of not knowing exactly what kind of photo you’ll get is very rare in the digital age. But that uncertainty exists when dancers spin fire. You see, from the instant when the camera shutter opens until the moment closes, if the fire passes in front of the dancer’s face I won’t have a shot. The fire obscures the dancers face to the point where the dancer is unrecognizable. In fact, if the fire passes in front of the spot where the dancer’s face will be, the shot is ruined. Taking a picture is now not only about anticipating what the dancer will do, but also guessing what path the fire will take. It’s the most technically difficult photography I’ve ever done, but worth the effort when it all comes together.
BTW, I even got a couple of my photos published in Honolulu Magazine.
4th of July Fireworks at Ala Moana
Here’s the full Flickr Album of the fireworks show.