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Foster Gardens

Foster Gardens

This is a visual profile of Foster Botanical Gardens, an oasis of beautiful solitude in the middle of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. I spent just a few hours wandering the garden with my Canon 7D and a few lenses. Post was done using Final Cut Pro with final grading using Magic …

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taichi near death

Tai Chi Near Death

I don’t remember how we actually found this gentleman and his story of a near-death experience but we flew to the Big Island for a day to meet him. The only visual way to tell his story was to do a reenactment and shoot elements which would give me the …

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switzerland lausanne overview

Swiss Lake Country

Part of a whirlwind production schedule in Switzerland, this segment covers the area surrounding the grand Lake Geneva. One of the quaint villages situated in the Jura Mountains surrounding the lake is Sainte-Croix. It’s a mecca for skilled craftsman who produce Switzerland’s famous music boxes and other artistic mechanics. Next …

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midway gooney birds

Midway Gooney Birds

Midway Island is a 2.4-square-mile atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo. It is best known as the location of the Battle of Midway fought in World War II on June 4–6, 1942. Nearby, the United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against the …

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lava man

The Lava Man

We met Germany’s Matthias Wendt on a few occasions as he passed through town and each time he had spectacular footage from his latest journey to the Big Island’s Kilauea Volcano. There are many people who have been critical of the way he goes about getting his footage and the National …

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bubble man

The Bubble Man

I don’t remember how we got in contact with this gentleman but we called him the “Bubble Man” in our story and he achieved some notoriety once it aired. We had no idea what to expect when we met him for the shoot and the whole production turned out to …

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voyaging canoe

Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe

Sometimes you work on a story that really makes you feel inspired and hopeful for a brighter future. Shot on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, the production was the perfect amalgam of location, weather, subject matter and discovery. It’s a classic story of a wise mentor …

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night sky time-lapse

Night Sky Time-lapse

This is a quick time-lapse movie of the night sky over Ewa Beach, Hawaii. I just did it as an experiment and left the camera outside taking 10 second exposures at 20 second intervals for roughly 4 hours. I have to say that I’ve become a great fan of time-lapse …

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John Yasunaga

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Foster Gardens

Foster Gardens

taichi near death

Tai Chi Near Death

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midway gooney birds

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