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Photo~Zen: Best Beaches in Hawaii – Red Sand Beach, Hana, Maui
"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Hawaii Sunset Pictures – Napili Bay, West Maui
"Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting." - Richard Paul Evans PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Whale Watching Kauai – Pacific Humpback Whale, Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii
"We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting." ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or...
Photo~Zen: Pictures of Maui Hawaii – Wailea Emerald Tee
"They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that." ~ Gardner Dickinson PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Getting the S#!^ Kicked Out of You… and Loving it
I’m kneeling on a bank of wet sand, clutching my Nauticam underwater camera housing with a death grip. Inside, my Canon 5D MARK III is armed, its autofocus already working hard to keep the water that’s rushing towards me in focus. I look up at the wall of water...
Photo~Zen: Pictures of Hawaii Volcanoes – Kilauea Volcano National Park, Hawaii
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Best Beaches in Hawaii – Waianapanapa State Park in Hana, Maui, Hawaii
"Eternity begins and ends with the ocean’s tides." ~ Unknown PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Hawaii Sunset Pictures – Tranquil Sunset Painting
"Keep looking up! I learn from the past, dream about the future and look up. There's nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a healthy day." - Rachel Boston PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Crying through a Snorkel
As you’ve all probably noticed, I haven’t written a decent blog post in a while, and it’s not for lack of desire. Rather I’m going through a Photographer’s mid-life crisis. I’ve honed my craft and understanding of light and atmospheric conditions to a point where I...
Photo~Zen: Whale Watching Kauai – Pacific Humpback Whale
“The world’s finest wilderness lies beneath the waves …” – Wyland PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Wall of Tears Waterfall with Rainbow – Pictures of Maui, Hawaii
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." - Gilbert K. Chesterton PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download). -Wall of Tears waterfall with rainbow,...
Scott Mead Photography’s images selected by Maui County
We are delighted and honored to announce that the County of Maui has commissioned Scott Mead Photography to produce three canvas giclees of "Embrace the Dawn," a photo of Hawaii's Silversword Plant. The giclees will be presented to Goyang City Officials at South...
Photo~Zen: Pictures of Maui, Kaanapali, Maui,Hawaii
"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star." - W. Clement Stone PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Hawaiian Volcano Photography, Kilauea, Volcano National Park
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” — David Attenborough PhotoZen...
Ready for Our Second Caption Contest?
— How’d you like to win a sunset workshop with Yours Truly, or would you like a 16×20 Metallic Print to grace a wall in your home? All you have to do is win our caption contest, and either could be yours! See below for a closer look at Alau island...
Photo~Zen: Pictures of Maui, Hawaii – Maui Sunset from West Kaanapali, Maui
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." -Jacques Cousteau PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Hawaiian Volcano Photography, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
“Volcanoes are one way Earth gives birth to itself.” - Robert Gross PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photo~Zen: Best beaches in Hawaii to photograph
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson PhotoZen from the Scott Mead Photography Gallery (Click image to view larger size or download).
Photography: Building Bonds
By nature (no pun intended), outdoor photography is usually a solitary endeavor -- a photographer trekking with 30-plus pounds of gear, searching out the perfect scene, and spending hours waiting for that one special moment in time to be captured with silver metal...
Photo~Zen: Best Beaches in Hawaii to Photograph, Kahana Sunset
(Click image to download) "It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream." ~ Bern Williams
Photo~Zen: Stars over Lava at Halemaumau Volcano
(Click to download the image.) “When I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up —...
The Hawaiian Winter Wonderland
It’s February, and winter is upon us. This year, it hasn’t been a task of merely layering up, nudging the thermostat up a bit and occasionally shoveling off the walkway. Let’s face it: a huge chunk of North America has been hammered by Mother Nature. Hawaii has also...
10 Tips to Get Great Humpback Whale Shots – Part 2
In part one of this two-part series, we talked about five of my top ten tried and true tips for capturing magnificent shots of Humpback Whales. Here we'll share tips 6-10 tips — Don't forget, in two short weeks, I'm setting sail with 10 intrepid photographers for my...
10 Tips to Get Great Humpback Whale Shots – Part 1
Every day I’m showing my images at a venue, I usually spend a lot of time talking with people about photography, and some of the great places to capture images on the Islands. During the winter months, the question I hear most often is, “How can I get great shots of...
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