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The first First Friday of the summer and things were off to a mellow start…for a First Friday. SOHO Mixed Media Bar celebrated their third anniversary with more body painters. This month’s fashion show had a jungle theme at the Hawaii Institute of Hair Design.
Took a break from work on Sunday to catch a sunset and stayed a bit longer to catch the Moon / Venus / Jupiter conjunction.
The complete photo set can be found on Flickr.
My favorite anime convention was last weekend and although it looked like it might rain, we were quite lucky to not have to deal with anything more than a brief drizzle. The costumes were as bright and creative as ever. If you’ve never been to a Con (anime, sci-fi, fantasy, etc.) the experience is so much different than Halloween. The cosplayers have an attachment to their costumes that the average Halloween-goer does not. Halloween costumes are meant to be disposable whereas most cosplayers will keep their costume from year to year and build onto the costume gradually. Cosplayers identify with their characters and take pride in their handiwork. In a nutshell, one can find a Ghostbuster anywhere but only certain type of person will put in the effort to go beyond an inflatable Proton Pack.
Ah, Waikiki on Halloween is such a treat, if you’ll pardon the pun. The costumes are wild, if nothing else. Luckily there wasn’t any real rain, despite what the sky looked like earlier in the day.
Here’s the direct link to the Waikiki Halloween 2011 Flickr photo set
If your photo is in here and you would like the high-res version, just contact me here.
Once again the streets of Chinatown were overrun with costumes and beer for the annual Hallowbaloo street party. I took a lot of pics and if you have one of my cards, I’ll e-mail you the high res pics.
If you are a dedicated cosplayer or model looking to collaborate, or if you just need a photographer, contact me here.
Here’s the direct link to the Hallowbaloo 2011 photo set on Flickr
If you missed my photo set from last year’s Hallowbaloo, here is the 2010 Hallowbaloo photo set.
Also check out my pics from Halloween in Waikiki from 2009 and 2010
A last minute photowalk was organized by Ricky Li last night. I brought out a few light toys, but none of those pictures turned out well. But I got one good photo to remember the night.
I put together a quick video of my friend Lacey while she was practicing her hooping at Magic Island on Saturday.
Via Flickr:Today’s weather was nuts. Thunder, lightning, flooding, power outages and water spouts. On the other hand, today’s drive home was the most fun I’ve had all year.
Produced by Kyle Nishioka
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“Latte Days & Porter Nights”
By Matthew Ebel
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