Black and White photograph, with hand coloring.
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Nearly a century old bridge in Ala Moana Park, Honolulu.
Sumida Watercress farm in Aiea, family owned for several decades.
Portrait made in garden.
Lovely moment captured in Waikiki. 2021.
Photograph made on the cliffs at Makapuu, Oahu, Hawaii.
Photograph of vase on window sill. Gum Bichromate print, made with blue watercolor ink.
Detail photograph of a fountain on the grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii. Hand colored Gum Bichromate print.
Gum bichromate photo print.
Gum bichromate print in sepia ink, and hand colored.
Gum bichromate print with blue pastel added.
Gum Bichromate print made on watercolor paper
Gum Bichromate print made in 1978. Brown spray paint applied after the gum print was made.
Gum Bichromate print with additional hand coloring.
Gum Bichromate print with further hand coloring. I was attracted to this visual metaphor. The crane had become a lovely comment on man’s slow progress.
Gum Bichromate print with hand coloring
Gum Bichromate and hand colored print
Document of Hawaii Rail project
Photograph made in 1973 on farm in Palolo highlands.
Sculptures made by Kelley Hestir, photographed on the beach at Ala Moana Park, Honolulu.
Portrait made for my friend, glad to help celebrate her becoming a Mother.
Kahala Park, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Chance encounter with these lovely ladies at Magic Island, Ala Moana Park.
Still life with Daikon.
Not so still life. My rabbit had other ideas.
Cast resin sculpture by Kelley Hestir. She wanted an night sky appearance, so I burned holes in my backdrop paper and placed a light behind it.
Location portrait, with vintage Kodak 5x7 view camera.
Made ths portrait at their home using a 1926 vintage Kodak 5x7 View Camera. They had to sit still for about a minute.
Our band’ Bon Ton Roule’s, accordion maestro.
David is a mix of several different Native American tribes. A man of peace.
Street photography on the Kalakaua Blvd. Made with a 1950’s vintage Rolliecord camera.
An old abandoned roadside Lei Stand on Windward Oahu. 1973.
A seaside forest of Mangrove trees.
I made this portrait of my favorite world beat band, the Pagan Babies. House band at Anna Bannanas, 1984.
Natural light portrait.
On a photo walk through Waikiki, I turned around and captured this moment, magic of sunset in Waikiki.
Black and White photograph, printed through tissue paper onto B&W Fiber paper. The tissue adds a texture.
My nephew found a ceramic mask I had made of myself and asked me to make a portrait of him.
Sepia toned B&W photo of a close up of little waterfall in a stream.
Abandoned home, now being overcome by the jungle.
The theater is closed, but I loved the marquee. Vintage Honolulu. Sadly, the graffiti portrait of the woman has been removed. It lent so much to the experience of Kaimuki.
1926 National Resonator Guitar, designed for playing on musicians lap. Speaker cones in the body, amplify the sound, mechanically. Originally used for Hawaiian music, played with a steel bar, hence the name, Steel Guitar. Eventually used by Country Music and Blues. A front view of this guitar appears in the beginning of my photo collection in the web site.
Extinct Native Hawaiian Bird. Mounted.
The flow from Kilauea had finally reached the ocean.
Waikupunaha Eruption, Big Island of Hawaii. ca. 2006. .
Crab Fisherman, Gary, repairing his net by the side of the road.
Honolulu stories.
Before Fort Street became a Mall. Just a small lane. drive only 10 mph. The juxtaposition of image content provides a quiet narrative.
Driving by this scene day after day, I realized how iconic it is of Honolulu’s culture and beauty. The amazing signage inspired me to do a series of signs in Hawaii. Photographed with my Nikon D850.
Chik’s Auto Air shop on Lililha St, Honolulu, has been catching my eye for a year or so. I finally got around to photographing it. Shot with a Nikon D850 SLR, ISO 800, F 22 for a one second exposure. No photoshop other than resizing to fit various needs, original size too big to file.
Beautiful iconic 1940’s architecture. Reminiscent of Hollywood style.