Creating Samurai Ed for Anytime Fitness Pukalani

Congratulations to Anytime Fitness Pukalani's newest Milestone Member, Ed Romson.

I've been a member of Anytime Fitness Pukalani since I opened my Maui photography studio 5 years ago. Along the way during my workouts, I met Ed Romson on the treadmill. He is a true Success Story and was selected by the staff of Anytime Fitness Pukalani as their newest Milestone Member which includes a custom photo session on Maui with me and a poster in the gym featuring their favorite portrait from their photography session as well as their success story.

Ed grew up on Maui in a house located right on the ocean (lucky guy!) and had successful career setting up and managing call centers that took him all over the world. One of those locations was Japan. Ed was particularly drawn to the Japanese culture and one of the elements he was fascinated by was the samurai culture. When I saw he had a passion for this, I knew we had to incorporate a samurai portrait of him. So we grabbed one of his swords and went outside to create some portraits of him with the sword as a prop. According to the interwebs, "The samurai is a well-trained, highly skilled warrior. In fact, the word samurai means, "those who serve." This fits Ed perfectly since he was in charge of setting up customer service call centers all over the world and he is tirelessly committed to his workouts to meet his fitness goals. His favorite portrait was the one we created which showed his two sides - serious and mischievous. He always, (I mean always) has a smile on his face.

Please join me in sending congratulations to Ed Romson for achieving his fitness goals and representing the Anytime Fitness Pukalani gym community for all of us!

Hudson is a golfer. It is what he absolutely loves to do whenever he has the chance. When his mom hired us to create his senior portraits on Maui, that was one of the first things she asked us to capture. We were granted permission from his favorite golf course in Kihei and set a date to photograph him in his element. We scheduled a second photo session at one of Maui's beautiful beaches so we could create some Maui senior portraits of him with his beautiful Koa wood guitar.

Hudson is just incredible. To me, he is the sort of son, student and client that we would all love to have. He is a top student as well as a musician and athlete, so it is always impressive to me when a teenager is able to juggle that many things successfully, always with a smile. He is a member of the Class of 2020 from Maui's Seabury Hall. He is off to Oregon State University (OSU) for college in the honors program and we are thrilled for him! We know when he comes back to visit the island his parents will be happy to showcase the wallpaper of him they hung all over the house in his absence featuring his senior portraits. They call it the "Hudson Shrine". Haha!

CONGRATULATIONS to Class of 2020 member, Hudson Jackson! We are so proud of you and look forward to seeing what you do in the future. Mahalo for inviting us to capture your senior year!

Olivia is a water girl. It's what she is passionate about. She is in the water every chance she gets. She is a surfer and swimmer and loves the ocean.

When her mom called to ask if we would like to photograph her we were in the COVID-19 pandemic and had no access to Maui beaches yet. We were able to get her in an infinity pool and create some portraits of her in the water with a seamless background which truly encapsulated who she is as a water girl and celebrate her senior year. Shortly after we photographed her in the pool the beaches were opened and we were able to schedule a separate session of her on the beach, complete with a haku lei (flower crown) created just for her. Making senior portraits of Olivia that are as unique is she is something we pride ourselves in as a photography studio. 

We are so excited for Olivia and delighted to help her celebrate her senior year as a member of the Class of 2020! Congratulations, Olivia!

Well,, this little guy certainly grew up! Celebrating our next member of the Maui Senior Class of 2020 from Kamehameha Schools Maui, (drum roll, please) we bring you student/athlete Tilili Adams!

Tiliti is a focused, calm, humble leader and springs to life when you least expect it. It's pretty awesome and truly an honor for him to be the quarterback at Kamehameha Schools Maui for his senior year too. We loved photographing him in his element on the football field and are excited to see what he chooses for his career. Way to go Tiliti and cheers to a a hugely successful future ahead!

We are all so proud of you then and now! We can't wait to see what you do!

Congratulations Tiliti!

Join us for a Maui senior portrait photography experience! We cannot wait to photograph you!

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