Island Portraits
Written By Will Snead III

Nature photography is all about capturing light…and light is always changing. My bias is towards capturing the energy created by more extreme weather and the lighting conditions it creates. Hawai’i never disappoints. Many of these Island portraits are taken from the same or similar locations and of the same or similar subjects. But each is unique to it’s moment.
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Waikiki after Sunset: O'ahu Hawai'i
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Sunrise Storm Cell: Oneloa Beach, West Maui
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Reflections of a Storm Cell: Oneloa Beach, West Maui
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Secret Cove Sunrise; Makena, Maui
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a breach for Lana'i
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Early Morning Visit to a Lava Rock Garden: Namalu Bay, West Maui
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Iao Valley: West Maui
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Clearing Storm Clouds Over Moloka'i: Napili Bay, West Maui
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Storm Cell Hiding Molokai'i : Kapalua Bay, West Maui
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Sunset on Napili Bay: West Maui
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Gray Sunrise on Napili Bay: West Maui
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Pink Sunrise over Napili Bay & Maui Basin, West Maui
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'The Wave': Off-Shore Ka'ena Point, O'ahu.
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Moloka'i on Fire
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"This Ain't Kansas': On the Road to West Maui
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Launiupoko Beach Park: West Maui
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Sunset over Auau Channel: Maui Nui Basin
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Haleakala Crater Sunrise (overlooking Mauna Kea & Mauna Loa in distance)
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'Girl in the door;' on a rainy day in up-country Makawao, Maui
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'Napili Moonscape': Pre-Dawn Napili Bay, West Maui