North shore Oahu family photographer | Beach Perfection at Sunset

A sea turtle haven

The area around Laniakea beach is known for its sea turtles – big ancient heavyweights that can easily knock you over as they forage for algae in the surf. That little beach with its lure of turtles causes some very annoying traffic jams extending from Haleiwa to Waimea Beach. Sometimes it’s better to just delay. Get out of traffic to pick up dinner at Foodland or one of the lunch wagons at Shark’s Cove, and head to the beach instead. After all, north shore sunsets are not to be beat.

These traffic delays have led me to discover some of my favorite beaches along the north shore. It was at one of these little hidden nooks where I planned to meet Jaime and her family. Jaime is a photographer based out of Austin, Texas. They were visiting Oahu to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary and wanted to capture their silly, beautiful family playing on the beach on their special day. And it was a good day.

A stunning north shore sunset session

The girls were scarfing down poke bowels when they pulled up and I immediately fell in love with them. My kind of family. They were impeccably dressed but not afraid to play and get dirty. We slowly explored the coastline, scanning for sea turtles and other critters as bright sun gave way to a stunning sky of soft pastels. There were spontaneous dance parties and waters fights as rays of light streamed from the clouds. I can’t imaging a more perfect day.

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