HALEIWA BEACH WEDDING

                                                    NICE FLOWER

                                   THE MOMENT OF TRUTH...

                                            OF COURSE SHE WAS HAPPY...

                        FINALLY MARRIED

               THAT'S WHY PEOPLE GET MARRIED IN HAWAII

SMALL KIND WEDDING IN HALEIWA.
THIS IS A COUPLE OF MY CHURCH THAT WAS ALREADY MARRIED BUT NOT BEFORE GOD
SO THE DECIDED TO DO A RELIGION CEREMONY .
SO MY GIFT TO THEN WAS TO SHOOT THE EVENT.
NICE BECAUSE THERE WAS QUITE SOME TIME THAT I NEVER SHOOT A WEDDING.
SO IT WAS PRETTY FUN NO PRESSURE ...
AND SOME OF THE PHOTOS CAME OUT NICE...

NAGA HAWAII - GRAPPLING IN HONOLULU

THE ARENA

LITERALLY BREADING IN THE NECK

PASSING ....

... AND THE WINNER IS.....

LONG MAN ' S TEAM (GRACIE KAUAI)

I WAS TRYING NOT TO USE MY FLASH DURING THIS EVENT SO WAS SHOOTING WITH 1000 ISO OR HIGHER .

BUT ON SOME SHOTS I WAS PLAYING WITH FLASH AND A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME DIFFERENT SHUTER SPEEDS.

IT IS REALLY HARD TO SHOOT ACTION SPORTS IN DOORS BUT OUT OF 1000 FILES I ENDED UP GETTING A FEW GOOD ONE.

I WAS ALSO GLAD TO SEE SOME OF MY OLD FRIENDS THEY ARE ALL TEACHING AND STILL DOING GOOD.

THE GRAPPLING "THING" IS DEFINITELY GROWING AND GROWING...

SPECIALLY HERE IN HAWAII HUM?

ALA FEMININA " COVER SHOT "

PHOTO:BRUNO LEMOS


PHOTOS: BRUNO LEMOS

THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE OF " ALA FEMININA " WITCH IS A MAGAZINE JUST FOR GRILLS WHO LOVES THE OCEAN . PUBLISHED IN SOUTH AMERICA - BRAZIL I'M SURE IT IS GOING TO REACH A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THAT AREA.

I LOVE THE SHOT THEY CHOSE FOR THE COVER AS WELL AS THE OTHER TWO SHOTS ON THIS ARTICLE WHERE I GAVE MY IMPRESSIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ANDREA MOLLER AND MARIA SOUZA DURING THE MOLOKAI CROSSING THIS YEAR.

I ALSO LIKED A LOT THE ART WORK AND THE LAY OUT , VERY COOL AND SIMPLE , I'M CONFIDENT THAT JUST BY THE WAY THIS FIRST ISSUE LOOKS LIKE , THAT MAGAZINE WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS.

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE ON LINE VERSION OF THE MAG:

www.alafeminina.com.br

THE SURF IS BACK IN TOWN

PERFECTION
THE ALA MOANA BOWLS
MASON HO
THE SURFERS VIEW
HARBOR LIGTHS

EPIC CONDITIONS FOR SURFING ON THE SOUTH SHORE !
SO I WAS SHOOTING SOME SHOTS FOR MY ARCHIVE AND FOR SOME MAGAZINES THAT OFTEN ASK ME FOR IMAGES OF THE SURF IN TOWN.
USUALLY I GO THERE ONCE A YEAR WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SURFING WARNING POSTED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE .
THIS TIME IT WAS ONLY A HIGH SURF ADVISORY BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD , ALA MOANA BOWLS WAS FIRRING , I JUST LOVE SHOOTING THERE IT IS SUCH A INCREDIBLE LOCATION AND WITH THE SURF LIKE THAT IT IS LIKE ICE IN THE CAKE.

HERE IS A LINK TO THE FULL STORY AND ACTION GALLERY POSTED ON http://www.wetsand.com/ OUR OFFICIAL SURF FORECAST WEBSITE:

http://www.wetsand.com/article.asp?locationid=5&resourceid=12822&ProdId=0&CatId=1444&TabID=848&SubTabID=1444

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.

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