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WSJ Feature: Kurt Chambers “This Freediver’s Advantage is all In His Mind”
Stoked to share my most recent project with The Wall Street Journal and Champion Freediver, Kurt Chambers, from Big Island.
WHERE: MAUI, HAWAII | WHO: KURT CHAMBERS | FOR: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Stoked to share my most recent project with The Wall Street Journal and Champion Freediver Kurt Chambers from Big Island.
BIG Mahalo to Kurt (@chambersbelow) and Katie Pentz (@bunnyofthesea) for the adventures, knowledge, and great conversations...and of course, the swim ;-)
Self Love Portraits in the Ocean | Lahaina, HI
I recently crossed paths with this wholesome and amazingly humble gal named Autumn (who happens to be an extremely talented photographer in the Pacific North West) and we just kinda hit it off on so many levels - and then she got on a plane back to Seattle (seriously Autumn?!? I'm still recovering…
LOCATION: MAUI, HAWAII | HUMAN: AUTUMN ADAMS | OCCUPATION: PHOTOGRAPHER | COMPANY: Petrichor Photo
I recently crossed paths with this wholesome and amazingly humble gal named Autumn (who happens to be an extremely talented photographer in the Pacific North West) and we just kinda hit it off on so many levels - and then she got on a plane back to Seattle (seriously Autumn?!? I'm still recovering :(...).
Regardless, we played model for each other on a couple occasions because why not?
Creativity shouldn't live in the form of monetary exchange all the time - I mean, we all started from this deep, well lit, artsy place within ourselves didn't we? Sometimes we've gotta create are for arts sake and quench our own inner thirst for simple, real face to face time...even if it's behind the camera & face time with genuine, crazytastic people.
Mahalo Autumn for daring to shine again in front of me. You nearly broke my camera with your internal & external beauty. A glimpse from our morning water portrait session...
Stunning Underwater Engagement Photos in Maui | Makena, HI
Hailing from Ohio, Darla & Kyle found themselves vacationing in Maui again after falling deeply in love with it the last time they visited. We'd been in talks for months about a romantic Maui Couples photoshoot, making sure we could capture nature at it's best, with some rocks and a bunch of water time.
WHERE: MAKENA, HAWAII | WHO: DARLA & KYLE | WHY: FOR LOVE OF HAWAII
Hailing from Ohio, Darla & Kyle found themselves vacationing in Hawaii again after falling deeply in love with it the last time they visited. We'd been in talks for months about this shoot, making sure we could capture nature at it's best, with some rocks and a bunch of water time. And oh the water time we spent! It was adventurous, breathtakingly beautiful, and so worth the time!
Mahalo Darla & Kyle for being so amazing & fun during this shoot - it was definitely one for the books!
Maui, Hawaii’s Jesse Richman - Professional Kiteboarder
When Jesse Richman isn't flying high in the sky as a pro-kiteboarder, he's soaring the seas below...well below...as an avid free diver and spear-fisherman. I recently had the opportunity to capture him with some personal branding photos during his resting time in Maui.
LOCATION: MAUI, HAWAII | MODEL HUMAN: JESSE RICHMAN | OCCUPATION: PRO-KITEBOARDER
When Jesse Richman isn't flying high in the sky as a pro-kiteboarder, he's soaring the seas below...well below...as an avid free diver and spear-fisherman.
I recently had the opportunity to catch him before he left on another international kiteboarding trip so I could witness how he un-winds while he's home and on land, which is rare for this avid traveler and adrenaline junkie.
Turns out, this pro-kiteboarding, Maui-native fits in pretty well with everyone else here on Maui...by spending his time in the ocean day in and day out as a surfer, athlete, free-diver, fisherman and all around amazing human being.
But oh, he's broken world records, so he's not EXACTLY like everyone else on Maui ;-) Check him out at www.jesserichman.com.
And if you didn't see our latest collaboration in the Wall Street Journal's "What's Your Workout?" section, click the link within the link here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-delicate-balance-of-jesse-richmans-kiteboarding-1495278001?mod=e2twph - or see a snippet on my recent blog post at https://www.amandaemmes.com/blog/2017/5/25/whats-your-workout.
Rock on Jesse (fist pound).
Self Love Portraits: Jayne Chen | Maui, HI
Meet Jayne Chen and admire her Maui Portraits. She's gorgeous, hilarious, brilliant, thoughtful, fun and highly successful. And she's a fitness guru.
LOCATION: MAUI, HAWAII | MODEL: JAYNE CHEN | OCCUPATION: MODEL, ENTREPRENEUR, FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF "LASHES IN A BOX" | HEAD JEWELS: THE GYPSY SHRINE
Meet Jayne Chen.
She's gorgeous, hilarious, brilliant, thoughtful, fun and highly successful. And she's a fitness guru.
Sunrise sessions are never easy, but Jayne was bright eyed and ready to hit the sand & ocean as we made our way to one of my favorite locations for water portraits on Maui. That saying, "time flies when you're having fun" is more than applicable to her session - we couldn't stop laughing while we made our way into the water and well after we were dry. Time literally flew way too fast but not too quickly that we couldn't capture a TON of beautiful Maui portraits.
Mahalo Jayne, for claiming your sandy spot in Maui with me! #thisisjaynesspot
