CHINA Central Television (CCTV) is a long time client. Here are just a few examples of the motion graphics and station packaging programs the talented design and production team has created for the CCTV 3, CCTV 4, CCTV 9, and CCTV 11 channels over the years.
Read MoreIn early 2008 the team in Beijing and I starting working with Red Bee Media (UK) to create the main opening title sequence for CCTV’s Olympics programming along with a comprehensive package of about 300 information graphics. The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide.
Read MoreI was approached by the organizing team for the first HONOLULU Fashion Week to shoot a series of editorials entities Fashion as Art campaign. The images were later used for the first HONOLULU Fashion Week’s key art and anchor marketing images.
Read MoreI've known JP Canlis for just under 30 years. In 2004 JP asked if I would photograph some of his incredible glass art. We decided to use only available light and do the entire initial shoot outdoors - which was different from the typical in-studio setups he had done before. JP later invited me to Seattle and other incredible venues to shoot more of his work. Since then his art has appeared around the world in private and public collections.
Read MoreThe International Olympic Committee and China Central Television are long time clients. For the VANCOUVER Winter Olympics, we pitched and were awarded the rights to create a series of motion graphics and station packaging platforms for the Games. For this project, we created a bright three-dimensional world of white, cobalt blue, crimson, and yellow organic structures through which the athletes competed in.
Read MoreI know I’m going to have fun when I get a call from the marketing team at the SHERATON Waikiki to shoot their lifestyle events. It’s great because the creative briefs are always very open to interpretation - so I ended up getting out of the studio to mingle with the team and their Guests. The images are used in Sheraton’s marketing collateral.
Read MoreFUJIAN Television is another long time client in China. Here are just a few examples of the motion graphics and station packaging programs the talented design and production team has created for the station over the years.
Read MoreI ran into close friend Johnny, the owner of HOTEL Wailea, at a dinner party and he mentioned that he was in need of new images as part of a broader rebranding project. I created these mood boards and flew to Maui to highlight my emotional vision for HOTEL Wailea photography pitch. I thought the images were a little sexy for a resort marketing campaign - but I did get the gig. HOTEL Wailea remains one of my all-time favorite hotels on Maui.
Read MoreWE tv (AMC Networks) asked me to shoot a few stills of the LYLAS for an upcoming reality show pilot for the sisters and the station. This was one of the most enjoyable shoots I’ve ever been a part of. Many thanks to WE tv and AMC.
Read MoreI met with the founders of CURATE DECOR & Design at a trade show and immediately felt and close creative connection to both of them and their team. I retained me to shoot an installation they were setting up for use in a promotional video they were producing.
Read MoreLOCAL Motion (and sister company - Kahala Sports Ware) were special photography clients of mine. Co-creating images with them has always been a pleasure - primarily because of the creative license they gave me.
Read MoreA few years ago, I was retained to photograph a polo match for the magazine Hawaii Polo Life. I was interested in using the built-in focus tracking capabilities in the Nikon D3 I was using for these shots. During the morning matches, I set about doing motion tracking shots while also using a shutter drag - all in-camera. While the magazine never used any motion tracking images, a year later I received a call from a company in New York who had a client (HILTON Resorts) that wanted to purchase the image for use in a new resort in the Chicago area.
Read MoreI shot proof of concept images for HINANO of Tahiti a while back. For Hinano I decided to create a series of body painting images for the brand using the iconic vahine in the red & white padeo as creative inspiration. These images are still some of my personal favorites.
Read MoreThe owners of REA Event Design in Honolulu, Hawaii are close friends. They asked if I would swing by the ROYAL Hawaiian Hotel to shoot the pipe and draping/lighting design for a corporate event they resort and the event design company were hosting. I had worked with REA in the past and have always been impressed with their work.
Read MoreI love shooting editorials for hotels and wedding publications. I shot this beautiful editorial for THE MODERN Honolulu and Hawaii Wedding Style magazine. The images were used for both Client’s marketing and promotional purposes.
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