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Hi Everyone!

I am a visual storyteller at heart with a passion to creatively capture the moment. I would describe my photographic style as creative modern with an editorial approach. My goal is to work collaboratively with you in preserving the visual story of your beautiful and special day! I believe my family, friends and professional colleagues would describe me as being authentic, down-to-earth, optimistic, adaptable and committed to excellence while easy to work with.

My Story: I've been interested in photography for as long as I can remember. However, even after graduating with a bachelors degree in Cinema & Photographic Arts from a Los Angeles based University, I still didn't fully commit to making it my lifelong career until I moved to Hawaii in 2009. While there, I was blessed with an amazing opportunity to volunteer with a non-profit humanitarian organization for three years, traveling the world with them as a filmmaker, photographer and media editor. I was entrusted with capturing the story of this organization's mission as it unfolded through community building projects, surfing outreaches, and most of all the people touched by their work. Upon leaving that role, I began working full time for one of the largest wedding production companies in Hawaii, shooting over 50 weddings my first year in one of the most challenging and beautiful surroundings imaginable for a wedding…and lived to tell the tale! :)

Today: I currently have 100+ weddings under my belt, tons of new gear, and a love for my work...all combined with a passion and commitment to growing my professional and creative skills as I strive to be the best at what I do. What I love about weddings is the different aspects and changing settings throughout the day, and a chance to breathe a compelling freshness into every image I take. My promise is to integrate my creative eye with your unique style and vision, allowing you to visually remember and enjoy this day for many years to come.

Please take the opportunity to browse my website or contact me with any questions. It would be an honor to be your creative partner!

*Disclaimer* I created my account recently so I'm still in the process of collecting reviews from the past 4 years :)

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Maria Sent on 07/14/2016
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I just got back pictures from my May 2016 wedding and am absolutely IN LOVE with them! Mike did such an excellent job of capturing all the special moments of the day and has such a great eye for detail. He made sure to get in all the necessary portrait photos of the families, bridal party, etc but then also had so many ideas for fun and unique pictures! Mike had my husband and I climbing on top of a rock to get an amazing view of the mountains behind us. It's something I never would have thought to do and is one of my favorite pictures of the day! Looking at these pictures allows me to relive my wedding day over and over again and I couldn't be happier! Thank you Mike!
User2657213 Sent on 06/22/2016
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Mike took our engagement photos and our wedding photos. The engagement photos were great and from what I've seen of the wedding photos, I am definitely more than thrilled :) Mike is particularly great with candid, natural shots. He's not one to stop what he's doing to move you into position, so that's something to consider if you want/need someone who is going to move your arm so it looks skinny or help arch your back so you don't look slumpy. But his ability to move behind the scenes and appear invisible during the day-of getting ready was impressive and so very much appreciated. He took some incredible, raw, emotional action shots that only a true pro would be able to capture. He was super responsive via email/text, very flexible with our changing schedule, and always professional and kind. If you go with Mike you won't be disappointed.
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Kristen Sent on 05/04/2016
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Mike and his team were so amazing throughout the wedding process and the video was better than I ever could have hoped for. If you want a video you will want to watch over and over again this is your guy. Got more compliments on the video than anything else. They were the BEST
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