Current Workshops

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Workshop: Photo Walk

Duration: 2 hours

30 min pre photo walk introduction - Documentary Fine Art Photography

1 hours photo walk

30 min group image review

Group Size: 6–10 participants
Investment: $75 per person

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This 2-hour guided photo walk in Downtown Honolulu is designed to help photographers develop a deeper, more conscious way of seeing. The city becomes a working classroom, uncontrolled, fragmented, and alive, where photographs are formed through presence, timing, and decision rather than arrangement.

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Open to photographers of all levels, the workshop blends guided observation with hands-on practice. Participants move through simple exercises that sharpen awareness of light, space, movement, and human presence in real-world conditions, focusing less on technique and more on why choices are made at the moment of exposure. Throughout the walk, I offer prompts, demonstrations, and individual guidance to help participants recognize patterns in their seeing, where the eye returns, how scenes are entered, and when the shutter is released. These moments of reflection help translate instinct into understanding.

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The goal is not perfection, but practice: learning to observe more carefully, respond more honestly, and create photographs rooted in personal experience rather than borrowed style.​

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NOTE: This is a workshop for photographers who collaborate with the world, not for those who dramatically alter their photographs digitally.​​

 

Who This is For:

• Photographers of any level

• Photographers refining personal style

• Artists seeking stronger storytelling

• Artists transitioning beyond technical basics

• Students building portfolios

• Creatives seeking inspiration through observation

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Any camera is welcome - digital, compact camera, film, or smartphone.

 

Locations:

Photo Walk will take place in Downtown, Honolulu

 

*Exact meeting locations are shared after booking.​​

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What is a Photo Walk?

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A photo walk is a guided group experience where we explore a location together, photographing in real time while discussing how moments unfold.

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You will learn how to:

• Read natural light and subtle changes in atmosphere

• Build stronger compositions through layering and framing

• Anticipate moments rather than react to them

• Photograph people and environments with intention

• Develop confidence in your own way of seeing

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Instruction is observational and conversational, not rigid or technical.

You are encouraged to shoot freely, ask questions, and reflect.