It’s a great idea to hire a professional photographer on the Big Island to capture such a special and exciting moment in a couple’s life – a surprise proposal! These beautiful Engagement photos were timed to coincide with the setting sun in Waikoloa – on the west side of Big Island near Kona.

The Sun sets in the West, so Waikoloa and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii are perfect sunset locations to watch the golden Sun set into the ocean. Another unique feature of this gorgeous backdrop is the fact that you can see Maui island in the distance on a clear day.

Another good thing is that the weather is usually dry and sunny on the west side of Big Island, so a gorgeous golden sunset is pretty much guaranteed every time. The photographer needs to know how to shoot sunsets, of course, and that’s where our photography experience comes in.

This surprise proposal was planned out in advance with the Photographer and the venue. The venue was Four Seasons Hualalai in Waikoloa. Also, private and custom dinner on the beach for just the couple was planned out in advance, as well. Perfect spot on the beach, custom menu, excellent service, best photographer, and a Golden Sunset. What else can you ask for?

“Will You Marry me?”

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Mahalo!

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The Big Island of Hawaii offers an amazing variety of gorgeous scenery for professional family photography. We can travel anywhere on the Big Island, whether it’s gold sand beaches of Kona or Waikoloa, black sand beaches of Volcano, turquoise water beaches, waterfalls, and tide pools of Hilo, active Volcanos with out-of-this-world landscapes amidst lush rainforests, or even the hard to reach, but super special Green Sand beach!

Family photos above from a rare eruption of Kilauea Volcano (Big Island, Hawaii) that happened on Father’s Day on June 18, 2023. The short-lived eruption created a gorgeous lava fountain that could be viewed from the comfort and safety of the Volcano House!

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Professional photography at Kilauea Volcano National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. Amazing photos of unreal lava landscapes, rainforest beauty, and breathtaking coastline. Whether it’s a honeymoon, engagement, a family trip, or simply “just because” we can help you capture that special memory when visiting Hawaii Volcanos National park on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Taking photos and visiting the Volcanos National Park is truly a unique and unforgettable experience. It’s definitely different from the tropical beach photo shoots, the good kind of different.

We can take professional photos inside huge lava tubes, rainforest greenery, breathtaking coastline, and of course the Kilauea eruption site all from a safe distance and a “drive and park” convenience to most locations.

Kilauea Volcano has been erupting since 1983, while Mauna Loa (the world’s largest active volcano) last eruption was in 1984. Mauna Loa volcano started erupting again in November, 2022. This means that currently both of these prominent volcanos on the Big Island are erupting at the same time!

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Mauna Loa volcano on the island of Hawaii (Big Island) started erupting for the first time in 38 years at the end of November 2022. Mauna Loa, meaning “long mountain” is the largest active volcano in the world!

We spontaneously decided to go there to witness the historic Mauna Loa eruption in the middle of the night/morning of December 1, 2022. The following few photos were carefully selected as best shots from that session. More new photos of Mauna Loa eruption coming soon, weather permitting!

After driving for about an hour, we pulled over as soon as we got a good glimpse from of the Mauna Loa eruption. It was very cold and dark outside making it more challenging to take good photos (or even set up equipment!)

We were still quite far from it to keep it safe and luckily I brought my telescopic zoom lens Our gas was running low But since we were so close to another vantage point we decided to drive up a bit more.

We drove up to a nearly the same elevation as the erupting crater to take the shot above. It was magical and unreal! In the photo above you can see the fountains of lava spewing hundreds of feet straight up into the air!

The shot above is one of my favorites. As the cosmic cool Moon (Mahina) is setting down in the West, Mauna Loa’s fiery earthly lava and hot smoke are rising up in the East. The ultimate Yin and the Yang experience.

The Sky Was on Fire – November 28, 2022

On the night of November 28 I stepped out of our house and saw the sky on fire! My first impression was reminiscent of something apocalyptic and mysterious. It looked like a gorgeous sunset, but it wasn’t. It was the glow of the Mauna Loa’s lava reflecting up into the night sky!

It was then that I felt and saw with my own eyes the awesome magnitude of the Mauna Loa’s eruption – from our house, even though it’s 34 miles (55km) away from us!

From that moment I had to get closer to witness and document the glory of Mauna Loa’s historic eruption.

The historic eruption of Mauna Loa was short-lived, but AWESOME! 7 months later Kilauea started erupting with a gorgeous lava fountain in June of 2023. Best photos coming soon!

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