West Maui Ohana

West Maui OhanaWe are lucky enough to work on a whale research team here in Maui called the Keiki Kohola Project. Dr. Rachel Cartwright and her crew have been helping the conservation of the Humpback whale population in Hawaiian waters for almost 20 years. Her behavioral research and papers she writes directly help the protection of these amazing animals. We are the "Underwater Data Collectors" and help her document and further understand the whale's behavior from

"Breathe" is one of our most popular images and has moved into our "Iconic Image" status because of the extreme limited quantity left in the edition

This monster hit during one of the biggest swells to hit Hawaii in the last 10 years

Sometimes it's a eat or be eaten kind of world out there

They swim around munching on food in the warm waters next to all the pretty fish and then when they are tired

except for the penguins

We loved the lighting on this one

-Weight: 38 pounds

This contemporary piece will add sophistication and stimulation to any room

The way the whale's hump was out of the water and almost matches the mountains made us think of Moana when the Te Fiti turned back into the island

So we quickly learned that the only way to make this image work was to have the turtles nose about 2 inches from the lens…which is rare

his favorite food

We loved the ways the sun's rays were dancing on top of these Eagle Rays