Little Bird Blog

A visit from down under When you view these images, please do so with an Australian accent in your head. Not only because it’s a fun way to pass the time, but because this family was visiting Hawaii all the way from, well, Australia. And they were awesome. Also, can we agree to use the […]

Leaving Hawaii This session ended too soon. It was a whirlwind of activity and noise and motion and in a flash, the last of the light was slipping behind the mountains. It was time to go home. For Shannon and her family, it was one of their last beach-y Hawaiian sunsets. They were moving to […]

Big changes were happening for this young Canadian family. They were about to graduate and make the big move from Edmonton to the east side of the country and that meant leaving family behind. So they planned a last big hoorah in the west, complete with a fun vacation in the warmth of Hawaii. The […]

I love a family who loves the water. It give me an excuse to jump in myself and use my underwater camera. Plus there’s something about the water that inspires pure joy and happiness. Even the shyest, most reserved kids can’t help but have a great time. Both of the boys are experienced swimmers, but […]

Many people ask if I have a favorite spot for family photos, a perfect beach location, but I don’t. The beach is a chameleon, changing its colors with the clouds and tides and wind. Although I don’t have a favorite location, I do have favorite weather. And this was it. It was a perfectly still […]

Leaving Hawaii After three years of sun and surf, they were leaving Hawaii the very next morning. It was not a welcome change. Tears were shed over the tropical life they had carefully cultivated over the years and were now forced to leave behind. Two children were born in the Hawaiian sunshine and knew nothing […]

A beach rental I met Angie at their stunning vacation rental on the north shore of Oahu. They lucked out and found a perfect house right on the beach overlooking Ke iki beach. It’s my favorite spot on the north shore – sunrise shells, tidepools, giant boulders, and endless sandy beach. I made a mental […]

Time moves swiftly I first photographed baby Sawyer as a newborn, snug in his Honolulu home. I have a special connection to his parents because of our shared conservation biology background and it felt as if I was taking this journey into parenthood with them. We planned to meet again for a woohoo-we-survived-our-first-year photo session. […]

Honolulu Family Portrait Photographer Takes on 3 Under 3 Three under three. Tell someone you have three children under three-years-old and you may be met with a wide-eyed look of a horror. That look is often accompanied by a sucking of breath through the teeth. Three under three translates into supreme bragging rights among families and for good […]