Cloud Curtain, Iao Valley
A curtain of clouds drapes over Maui’s Iao Valley hiding the steep green tops of this historic range. read more
A curtain of clouds drapes over Maui’s Iao Valley hiding the steep green tops of this historic range. read more
From the shores of Paia, Maui the sun edges clouds orange and yellow as it retreats for the day behind the West Maui Mountains. read more
A burst of color fills the frame in Kauai’s “Grand” Waimea Canyon. read more
King palm trees bow in the wind beneath dark gray clouds layered to blue skies above Lahaina, Maui. read more
The clouds separate for a brief moment over Maui, revealing beams of light from above that illuminate the bright green side hills below. In the foreground, Maui sugar cane grows tall as it blows in the Valley Isle winds. read more
A Maui tropical plantation is seen from across a blue green pond: palm trees swaying in the breeze, blue skies with fluffy white clouds, and lush hillsides rising into the background make this scene almost cliche–but it is so beautiful that cliche is replaced by a sense of place and longing to be there. read more
A near 45-degree slope alternating between jagged protrusions and finely smoothed red and black sands descends from a summit ridge above Haleakala crater to the valley floor below in early morning Hawaiian sunlight on the island of Maui. read more
The sun rises over Ho’okipa beach, bringing the West Maui Mountains into relief while illuminating restless waves winding through lava rock and warming the soft golden sand. read more
The Haleakala crater rim looks like another world. As you stand high above and gaze out over a red-brown cinder cone spotted bowl cut by wind, rain, and volcanic activity for hundreds of years, it is easy to imagine being on Mars. read more
The road to Haleakala on Hawaii’s island of Maui is one of the steepest continuous roads in the United States. Starting at sea level and ending at over 10,000 feet over about 30 miles, the road winds through beach, towns, forest, high forest, and tundra. read more
From the island of Maui looking toward the island of Lanai you will find some of the best Hawaii sunsets around. read more
We have featured the oft photographed Kilauea Lighthouse before, but we really enjoy this close up picture of the lighthouse tower beacon in HDR, which reveals its size and texture. read more