Monday, August 25, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUKE!

THE LEI CELEBRATION
THE PUBLIC'S FAVORIT TENDAN SURFING
PAUL STRACH WAS ALL SMILES


THE AMBASSADOR OF ALOHA WOULD BE CELEBRATING 118 YEARS IF HE WAS ALIVE TODAY. BUT A LOT OF HIS FANS WITH THE HELP OF THE DUKE KAHANMOKU FOUNDATION HAD THE CHANCE TO HONOR DUKE WITH A INCREDIBLE WEEK OF SURFING AND OTHER BEACH SPORTS .
IT WAS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE THERE CAPTURING SOME INCREDIBLE IMAGES BOTH IN VIDEO AND STILLS OF THE CULTURE OF THE SPORT THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.



Tuesday, August 19, 2008

30 SECONDS OF FAME


THE SOAP OPERA THAT WE FILMED IN BALI A FEW MONTHS AGO IT IS GOING TO START SOON.
AND GLOBO TV IS NOW AIRING THE BACK STAGE SCENES ON THE VERY POPULAR " VIDEO SHOW" THIS WEEK THEY WERE SHOWING THE PART WHERE WE WERE FILMING THE ACTORS SURFING IN ULUWATU. SO THEY SHOW US GOING IN THE WATER AND I ALSO GET TO SAY SOME WORD TO THE ANNOUNCER NIVEA STELMANN .
I GUESS THIS TIME I HAD MY 30 SECONDS (OR LESS)
HERE IS THE LINK IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND PORTUGUESE:

http://video.globo.com/Videos/Player/Entretenimento/0,,GIM870873-7822-RODRIGO+HILBERT+E+PAULINHO+VILHENA+SURFAM+EM+BALI,00.html

ALSO GLOBO TV IS USEING SOME OF BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS THAT I TOOK DURING THE TRIP AS PART OF THE MEDIA RELISE .
HERE IS A SLIDE SHOW WITH SOME SAMPLES OF THE PHOTOS, A LOT OF BEATEFUL AND FAMUS PEOPLE . MAITE PROENCA , PAULO VILHENA , RODRIGO HILBER , DENIS CARVALHO ENTRES OUTROS. SPECIAL THANKS TO MARILHA FONSECA
http://mariliavaiviajar.blogspot.com/

DUKE OCEAN FEST 2008

THE OPENING CEREMONY
WAIKIKI BEACH
DANE'S (KEALOHA) DAUGTHER
GOOD JOB GRIL...
RABBIT AND KEALE



IT IS GOING TO BE A WEEK WITH A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE WATERS OF WAIKIKI , THE DUKE KAHANAMOKU FOUNDATION IS DOING THIS EVENT IN HONOR OF THE LEGENDARY DUKE KAHANAMOKU FROM AUG 17TH TO 24TH AT QUEENS BEACH IT ALL STARTED LAST SUNDAY WITH THE LEI CEREMONY AND " THE RABBIT KEKAI KEIKI FEST " I HAD THE CHANCE TO BE THERE EARLY FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY AND STAYED UNTIL THE SUNSET AND GOT TO WATCH THE HULA SHOW WHAT A DAY!
LUCKY WE LIVE HAWAII, HUM?
PRAISE THE LORD FORT THAT!

HERE IS A " SMALL KINE " SLIDE SHOW