Tuesday, July 29, 2008

CROSSING THE KAIWI CHANNEL

WHERE SHOULD WE GO?
OVER 40 TEAMS ON THE STAND UP DIVISION
ANDREA MOLER LITERALLY SURFING THE CHANNEL
MARIA BELA IN BETWEEN BUMPS
LIVE HAWAIIAN MUSIC IN THE END...



THE KAIWI CHANNEL OFFERED EXCELLENT CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WHO CROSSED THE 32 MILES RACE .
IT WAS FUN!
IT WAS NICE TO BE BACK IN MOLOKAI AND TO SEE MARIA BELA AND ANDREA MOLER FINISHING FIRST ON THE WOMAN'S DIVISION AND 7TH OVER ALL.
I WAS ON THE ESCORT BOAT SHOOTING PICTURES AND VIDEO AND THOSE GRILS WERE KILLING IT , PADDLING HARD FOR 6HS AND 20 MIN.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO GET BACK TO OAHU AND ENJOY MEL PU'U PLAYING SOME LIVE HAWAIIAN MUSIC FOR EVERY ONE...
I HAD A RELY GOOD TIME AND AGAIN REALISED THAT , THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HAWAII...
PRAISE THE LORD FOR THAT...


Thursday, July 24, 2008

PADDLE RACE VIDEO

IN ASSOCIATION WITH PURE DIGITAL MAUI  
WE PRODUCED A SHORT PIECE OF THE :

MAUI INTERNATIONAL PADDLE BOARD RACE 2008
  
TAKE A LOOK!

IMAGES BY: BRUNO LEMOS  EDITED BY: ALDO  TASSARA


Saturday, July 19, 2008

REMEMBERING SERGIO GOES






FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER TO HONOR SERGIO GOES AT KAIMANA BEACH , AT LEAST 250 PEOPLES SHOWED UP TO THE 7:00am SERVICE , WHERE THE EX-WIFE SPREAD THE ASHES ON THE OCEAN .

IT WAS A VERY TOUCHING CEREMONY AND I WAS GLAD TO BE PART OF IT!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

DA MALIKO - KAHULUI RACE

THE STAND UP FEVER
INCREDIBLE HUM??? SIX MAN TEAM ???
DAVE KALAMA
JAMIE MITCHEL - ANOTHER VICTORY UNDER HIS BELT !
ANDREA MOLER

IF THE STAND UP FEVER HAVEN'T ARRIVED YET WHERE YOU LIVE , JUST WAIT , IT WILL GET THERE.
IT IS GROWING SO FAST AROUND THE WORLD AND HERE IN HAWAII IT IS HUGE ALREADY..
THE NAISH 3RD MAUI INTERNATIONAL PADDLE BOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS "THE MALIKO RACE " WAS LAST WEEK AND I WAS HIRED TO SHOOT VIDEO "ONLY" FOR THE HAWAII TORI SM AUTHORITY http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/
.BUT I HAD TO BRING ONE OF MY SMALL DIGITAL CAMERA TO SHOOT STILLS AS WELL.
AND IT WAS COOL BECAUSE ENDED UP WITH SOME DECENT STUFF EVEN WITH A LOT OF WIND AND SPRAY OVER THE LENSES.
SOME OF THE SHOTS WAS EVEN PUBLISHED ON THE MAUI NEWS http://www.mauinews.com/pdf/news/505934_1.pdf
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE TOTAL OF 204 . GUYS LIKE JAMIE MITCHEL AND DAVE KALAMA JUST SMOKED EVERY BUDDY ELSE AND IT WAS GOOD FUN TO BE BACK ON THE VALLEY ISLAND FOR THIS GREAT EVENT!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COMPETITORS AND ORGANISERS.
SPECIAL THANKS TO YURI SOLEDADE FOR DRIVING THE JET SKY.
MAHALO.

Monday, July 14, 2008

HUGE LOST...

WE WILL MISS YOU BUDDY!
SERGIO GOES BY BRUNO LEMOS NORTH SHORE - OAHU 2007


BRUNO LEMOS BY SERGIO GOES SOUTH SHORE - OAHU 1995

still can not believe Sergio is gone...
definitely one of the grates photographer that i ever meet he was a truly inspiration for me and my work.
Goes was free-diving about two miles off Waikiki between the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and the Sheraton Moana Surfrider with four other people. When the four returned to their motorboat, Goes was missing . The Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island recovered the body of award-winning local photographer Sergio Goes yesterday morning, less than a day after he was reported missing after diving with friends.Goes' body was recovered about six miles south-southwest of Waikiki at 11:03 a.m. yesterday, by the Coast Guard .Goes had lived in Hawaii for seven years, then moved to New York for some time. He loved Hawaii so much that returned to Hawaii in 2002 so his son could be born here. He co-founded the Cinema Paradise Independent Film Festival with friend Chris Kahunahana and was current teaching a class of "journalism photography" at UH . his most recent work was for Honolulu Magazine, where Goes spent a year documenting the intricacies of life celebrated in Hawaii, from the local obsession with fireworks, to a traditional Filipino wedding, to dragon dancing at Chinese New Year celebrations. Published in November last year, "Celebrations" won Friday night's Photo Essay award for the Society of Professional Journalists' 2007 Excellence in Journalism awards. unfortunately Sergio wasn't able to be there to receive this award but Judges called it "the strongest collection of images about a specific subject created by a single photographer, which showed a dedication of time, appreciation for the island lifestyle and its customs and traditions." Goes was doing a warm up dive before bringing his equipment underwater to take photos. He was doing what he liked to do,He always enjoyed taking a few risks to take some good shots, taking shots from helicopters, planes and underwater."Goes was a triathlete and a certified diver. Goes was with other experienced divers. "One of those crazy things happened, and he just disappeared," said Torres de Sa one of his best friends . Sergio migth be gone but the images he captured will still be around for a long time. please take the time to see some incredible images that were selected by Sergio him self to represent and ilustrate his work on his web site :
www.sergiogoes.com

Saturday, July 12, 2008

STILL CRUISING ...

LIVING " THE LIFE " , JUST WAITING FOR THE TIDE ...

BACK IN BALI

SICK VOLCANO
PADAN PADANG
BALANGAN
SECRET SPOT
LOCAL AGRICULTURE


WAS GOOD TO GET BACK TO THE ISLAND OF BALI . BESIDES SHOOTING SOME EMPTY WAVES I HAD THE CHANCE TO SHOOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERY THING . IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO GO AROUND WITH YOUR CAMERA SHOOTING WHAT EVER COMES TO YOUR MIND , WITH NO PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENTS .
IT IS DEFINITELY GOOD TO TAKE SOME VACATIONS. I'M JUST LOVING IT !

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

SURFING IN SUMATRA

PARADISE IS HERE
FINALLY I'M SURFING
THE LEMOS FAMILY
DINNER IS READY!


AFTER THAT "GIG"IN BALI WAS MY CHANCE TO ENJOY A LITTLE VACATION . ME AND MY FAMILY WENT TO SUMATRA TO THE ISLAND OF NIAS . WE WANTED TO SURF SOME PERFECT RIGTHS AT SORAKE BEACH LOCATED ON LAGUNDRI BAY .
THE PLACE IS SO PRETTY BUT SO FAR , IT TOOK US 2 DAYS TO GET THERE FROM DEMPASSAR , WE GOT 3 DIFFERENT PLANES AND DROVE FOR A FEW HOURS , BUT IT WAS WORTH ED ! THE SURF WAS EPIC FOR ONE WEEK STRAIT.
BESIDES SURFING I ALSO I HAD THE CHANCE DO SHOOT A FEW PHOTOS AND SOME VIDEO AS WELL ,THESE IMAGES ARE GOING TO BE PART OF A DOCUMENTARY FOR WOOHOO A SPORT CHANNEL IN SOUTH AMERICA ON CABLE TV .
BUT THE BEST PART WAS TO HAVE SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THE FAMILY.