Surrender to One of the Largest Features on Earth

You wouldn’t really know it by looking at this, but the summit of Mauna Loa is probably 20 miles away from this point

Respectfully submitted for your approval ia this black and white rendition of the great Mauna Loa, on the Big Island. You might not know it from the view but the summit is some 20 milea away or so from the camera location.

This perspective is kinda wierd, because how can an object that appears so massive be so far away?

Big is small, Near is far!

I originally shot this in color but when I converted to black and white something magical appeared. The majesty of the landscape unfolds in a drama that realizes the potentiality of an island that is olaced on earth to create land. Not so long ago either.

New Work: Morning Sunrise Over the Wai’opea Tidepools. Things Will Never be the Same.

A while back when the little hamlet of Kapoho was around on the Southeastern coast of the Big Island. I made this image of the famius tidepools ar sunrise.

This place no longer exists.

On any given day these tidepools were a spectacular environment of crystal clear water teaming with abundant life (corals and fiah).

No longer exists.

You see a couple of years ago the lava from a nearby volcano wiped out Kapoho and these tidepools. The fast moving eruption destroyed over 700 homes and deposited new land 20 feet high.

In a way, this photograph represents a graveyard for me, with it’s dark brooding tones. The ocean, waves and clouds represent the fact that at the end of the day., Mother Nature is immortal.

This photograph can be purchased as a print.