Hawaii Photographer Again – Same Old New Chapter

Good Bye Fiji, Aloha Hawaii!
Just four short months ago I said good bye to Hawaii to pursue photography in Europe.

Instead I spent some unproductive time in Europe, ended up in Fiji and now have returned to Hawaii.
I spent one month in Fiji instead of the planned three, due to the circumstances and the lack of possibilities I decided to return at this time.

This last 4 months is what I would call flexible planning :) !
The trip as every trip thought me a great deal about myself and put some things in better perspective.

I have written about the state of Hawaii photography, Hawaii photographers and Hawaiian models and I am not expecting to take Hawaii by storm this time around either.
Instead I will attempt to use imagination, intuition, inspiration, curiosity to name a few to continue my photography journey and possibly embrace different styles.

The desire to try new avenues comes from frustration with flaky models, and from the fact that I have been doing photography which has not been satisfying.

What could be the reasons why I have been on a photography path which might not have been the right one?
Perhaps the question is wrong and there isn’t a right or wrong way to do photography. As Neo said: “Choice. The problem is choice”.
I could list outside factors like flaky models, strong competition, lack of opportunities but those sound a lot like complaining and placing the responsibility on easy targets and not myself.

Some upcoming goals (or choices):
- photographing only what I really love, curious about or intrigued by
- photographing more and with more freedom not being bound by the pursuit of perfection
- gaining more knowledge of the business aspect of photography

I have been away from Hawaii 3 times so this is my 4th return.
Each time a very different experience. Let’s see what happens next!