Monday, December 31, 2007

THE HAAP FAMILY







IT IS NEVER EASY TO SHOOT A GROUP OF 16 PEOPLE..
SPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING IN HAWAII...
THANKS GOD WE HAD A 30min BREAK FROM THE WEATHER! ! !
IT GAVE ME JUST THE TIME I NEED TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE..
THIS WAS A FAMILY REUNION DURING THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF MR. HAAP
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU...
AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THOSE PORTRAITS OF ALL OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS...
ALOOHA...

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

TOUCHING WEDDING...






WHAT A TOUCHING WEDDING ...
A VERY YONG COUPLE...
BUT REALLY COMMITTED TO EACH OTHER...
AND BOTH OF THEN COMMITTED TO CRIST...
PRAISE THE LORD FOR THAT...

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

HAWAIIAN WEDDING





THIS WAS A CLASSIC HAWAIIAN WEDDING ...
VERY SPIRITUAL...
CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN AND CRISTINE...
THANKS PAHIA..
.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

AS BIG AS IT GETS...






I LEFT HAWAII TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF SOME OF THE BIGGEST WAVES EVER SEEN IN THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
IT HAPPENED ON DEC 4TH 2007 ..
I WENT TO MONTE REY BAY AREA TO A SURF SPOT KNOWN AS GHOST TREES THE LOCALS THERE WERE SAYING THAT THIS WAS THE BIGGEST DAY EVER.
THOSE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS..

SOME OF THE IMAGES I CAPTURED THAT DAY WAS POSTED ON http://www.surfspot.com/

HERE IS THE LINK IF YOU WANT TO WATCH:

http://www.surfspot.com/videos/v/ghost_tree_goes_xxl-6332.html

ALSO ANOTHER ARTICLE WITH PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THAT DAY ON

www.blackwater.com.br

the link is:

http://www.blackwater.com.br/site/?issue=17&pag=0




Sunday, December 2, 2007

IN DA LANAI ...






WHAT A WEDDING !!!
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REGULAR BEACH WEDDING...
BUT IT WAS RAINING...
SO THEY HAD NO PROBLEM DOING IT ON THE LANAI..
GREAT ATTITUDE ...
GREAT WEDDING ....
VERY UNIQUE...
VERY TOUCHING...
GOD BLESS YOU RICK AND SUSAN...

Saturday, December 1, 2007

JUST FEEL THE VIBE ! ! !





JUST FEEL THE VIBE...
WITH THOSE WORDS CLYDE AIKAU STARTED THE CEREMONY IN THE WATER LAST THURSDAY AT WAIMEA BAY .
SO NOW IT IS OFFICIAL...
IF THE SURF GETS BIG ENOUGH THEY WILL RUN THE EDDIE AIKAU INVITATIONAL , THE BIGGEST EVENT ON THE SURFING WORLD...
I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY NEW FLASH HOUSING AND GOT SOME NICE SHOTS OF THIS UNIQUE CELEBRATION...
THIS ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

MOLOKAI HOE 2007 ON GLOBO TV




GLOBO TV WAS THE FIRST TO SHOW SOME OF MY IMAGES FROM THE THE MOLOKAI HOE 2007 ON SOUTH AMERICA LAST NOV 24TH.

THE MOLOKAI HOE IS THE BIGGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT OF THE OUTRIGGER CANOE WORLD.
THIS YEAR THEY BREAK THE RECORD OF PARTICIPANTS WITH OVER 120 TEAMS COMPETING.

SHOOTING FROM THE BOAT AND ON THE WATER WAS A GREAT CHALLENGE FOR ME TOO , BUT A EVEN BIGGER RE AWARD IS WHEN YOU SEE THE IMAGES THAT YOU CAPTURED.

THOSE ARE SOME SAMPLES OF THE STILL PICTURES .

Thursday, November 22, 2007

BRUNO LEMOS WINS PHOTO CONTEST ! ! !


THIS PHOTOS WAS TAKEN DURING THE 2007 MOLOKAI HOE WAIHINE RACE.
THIS IS MY WIFE CLAUDIA LEMOS GETTING OUT OF THE CANOE DURING ONE OF THE CHANGES.
THIS WAS HER 1ST TIME CHALLENGING THE 41 MILES OF RUFF WATERS FROM THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI TO OAHU.
WE SUBMITTED THIS IMAGE TO A PHOTO CONTEST THAT PATAGONIA STORES DOES EVERY YEAR.
OUT OF ALL THE PHOTOS, THEY SELECTED 25 IMAGES AND OUT OF THE 25 THEY CHOSE THIS PHOTO AS THE WINING ONE...
WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULT...
THANKS TO PATAGONIA AND THANKS FOR THOSE THAT VOTED ON THIS SHOT...

3RD ALMA SURF ART FESTIVAL





BRUNO LEMOS IS EXPOSING HIS WORK ON THE 3RD ALMA SURF ART FESTIVAL HAPPENING IN SAO PAULO - BRAZIL DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER .
BRUNO WAS ONE OF THE FEW ARTIST INVITED TO BE PART OF THIS FESTIVAL THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE SURFING AND ART INDUSTRY.
THOSE ARE SOME SAMPLES OF THE PICTURES THAT BRUNO SUBMITTED .

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

THE KING OF THE BEACH ! ! !


I LIKE TO SHOOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ...

THIS BABY LOOKED SO COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT...

JUST LIKE HIS WAS ON HIS NATURAL HABITAT...

THE KING OF THE BEACH...

JUST LOVED THIS SHOT HAD TO POST IT..

Sunday, November 11, 2007

SURFING AT NIGTH ! ! !




SHOOTING AT NIGTH WITH JESSE MERLE JONES AND ERICK GISELMAN...
IT WAS AN AD CAMPAIGN FOR FOX CLOTHING
I'M USING A SPL FLASH HOUSING...
CANON 20D WITH 580XT FLASH...

Saturday, November 10, 2007

JO AND IZAAC PHOTOS DELIVERED




FINALLY I'M DONE EDITING THOSE PHOTOS....
IT WAS OVER 3.000 FILES . ..
HAD TO SELECT THE BEST ONES AND PHOTOSHOP THEN ...
A LOT WORK ...
BUT ...
ON THE END IT ALWAYS PAYS OFF...
ANOTHER HAPPY CLIENT...
THANKS IZZAC AND JO...
IT WAS THE BEST WEDDING I EVER DONE...
GOD BLESS YOU GUYS...

Friday, November 9, 2007