Hawaii Kitsch

Spent Christmas and New Year in Hawaii. Was mainly a family get together so didn't get a chance really shoot anything more than 'happy snaps' or leave O'ahu and explore the other islands. Tourism is big business and the public face is polished and full of tacky memorabilia, but in the shadows and through the cracks something else lurks. I'd really like to get back sometime and explore the darker side of life in paradise, but for now, here are some of my happy snaps.

2011: A new beginning?

Old Glory

So we've survived the first decade of the 21st Century. A tumultuous time for sure and the world will be changed forever. Who knows what the next decade will bring? But,  over the new year, I didn't contemplate this too much... I fled to Hawaii to drink beer and chill out. Here's one of my vacation 'happy snaps' taken whilst diving on the wreck of the Sea Tiger  near O'ahu in Hawaii. Pic was taken using my Canon G10 with underwater housing at a depth of about 100 feet. Apart from the delay between pushing the button and capture, which resulted in some missed opportunities, it's not a bad little beast at all.