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Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by to read my blog.  I am a busy mom of 4 boys and full time wedding photographer.  I love to travel with my family and experience life turned up to 11. 

I try to keep this thing updated at least once a week. 

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Aloha!

For Clients

I have some of the best people on Earth as clients.  Lucky me!

If you are looking to book in 2010, I am full.  I have closed December so I can spend a little time with my family for the holidays and celebrate Chunk's first birthday with relatives. 

I am now accepting clients for 2011 for a limited 30 weddings and 10 family sessions.  

My wedding packages start at $2900.  Family sessions start at $450.


Happy Birthday Mom!

My mom is one of my biggest supporters, and I need to take a moment to thank her! Thanks Mom for helping out with the boys and around my house as I build my business. You even stopped a robbery while I was shooting off island last month! The boys love time with their Nana.
I love you! Happy Birthday! See you Saturday night!

Up next on the blog, a little personal work: our Portland and Seattle trip!  Looking at these photos has been like a vacation all over again.

xoxo, Marina

Amber - Happy Birthday Annie - hope you have a great day :-)

Tracy - Happy Birthday, Marinas mom :)

Splash + Smile Session : Family Photos : North Shore, Oahu

Momma is a jeweler.  Daddy is a chef. Daughter is a fish.

Can you tell I had fun?  I am so in love with all of these.

xoxo, Marina

Tracy - Marina, Im so glad you love underwater photography because i love viewing it.

Tanya - I LOVE the underwater shots of the little girl swimming, AMAZING! Only wish I could get my 5 kiddos to HI just for a session with you, lol!

stephanie beaty - I just **adore** your underwater photography. rockin session...

Joscie - omgosh. so.flippin.beautiful! I love it!

Casey Bunn - WOW< I LOVE these! Too very cool. Thanks for sharing!

Paige Brattin - LOVETHESE! They are the best family photos ever! I like! xoxo pb

marina - Thank you for all the encouraging comments friends! I absolutely LOVE underwater photography.

Peta Mazey - bloody awesome!

Alana Barrera - I freakin love these!!!!! Love the Calderio's. Too cute... xoxo

Christine - I love these beautiful shots of my brother, his wife and my gorgeous niece!

gwyneth colleen - these are SOOO fantastic..

Noah J Orr - Awesome session, Marina - you killed it!

jamielaruen - I mean, come on with the cuteness of these!?!? Are you kidding?!!? And those ocean shots make me want to leave work and drive straight to the beach!!! [So tempting at only about 3 miles away!!}

Brittany Godfrey - Wow...these are gorgeous! I love that little girl under the water, so precious!

Faith - WOW those are AMAZING!!! Unbelievably good!

Kathy - you're amazing, and so are the photos!!! spectacular!!!

Kricia Morris - You rock my world. That is all.

Christy Eriksson - Oh my gosh! I need you next year to take our family pictures!! Aaaaaaaamazing.

jennifer - Great feelings and colors and light!! Love the little girl puka and black pearl bracelets, the bike fringe!!! OMG! Love it Marina.

jen - super rad session! you make killer images.

Karine Matsumoto - One of my favorite family sessions! Love the underwater photos!

Matt Keo - You've got to be kidding me! UNDERWATER FAMILY SESSION!!!! I love it! Just when I thought the family pictures couldn't get any better...

Lauren Guilford - I adore these! too cute! I can feel the love oozing out of all these pictures!

Christine Pobke - GOOD GRIEF!!! LOVE IT!!! oh gawwwwd. the under water. the candidness. the sunshine. the LOOOOVE. :) i love everything about it!

Hello, underwater lovers.

Holy wow. It’s already mid August!  Riley turns 8 months today and everyone is back to school and soccer.

This week is the Wedding Cafe bride’s workshop.  If you are a local bride and haven’t RSVP’d make sure you do it now.  This will be a huge event and a great opportunity to check out all the local wedding photographers.

I am so in love with underwater photography.  Every chance I get to shoot in the ocean is like Christmas to me.  Here is one from my day after session with Crystal and Dave.

Happy dance!

xoxo, Marina

Shawn Moreton - Love it! Very inspiring work...

john hook - YAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jason - super cool, once again, not that i'm expecting anything else from you...

Alisa Greig - love this! especially all the suns rays

Laurane - Vraiment superbes tes photos ! A chaque fois, il y a une ambiance géniale. Gros coup de cœur pour celle-ci :)

elizabeth pellette - This shot is nothing short of magnificant

Courtney - This photo is stunning and they need to order a large canvas of this!!!!!

Joy - LOVE the bubbles. LOVE the light streaks. It looks all glimmery and sparkly and mystical....awesome!

Adriana - Breathtaking!!!

Laura Biebl - So awesome! I need to buy an underwater camera and move to Hawaii!

Jolynn - LOVE! I need to live by the ocean so I can learn to create magical images like this!! <3

Tanya - WOW!! Marina this is fantastic! One of my FAV. underwater shots from you. I am an underwater love!! Too bad I'm trapped in Texas! ha!

Elizabeth Dahl - Wow! Just lovely.

daronaliya - SO gorgeous. love love LOVE

Sarah Maren - Marina this is stunning! You amaze me. :)

Wendy - Love your underwater shots! So magical!

Thankful for Happy Brides.

Taking a few minutes while the spinning rainbow wheel of death hovers over my latest project to show off some beauties.

North Shore brides steal my heart.

Crystal and Dave married August 7, 2010 on Ke-Iki beach.

Heidi and Brent married June 23, 2010 at Loulu Palm Estate.

Alana and Willie married August 9, 2010 at the Leftover’s Bamboo House.

Ida and Chris married  July 3, 2010 at Waimea Valley.

I love my brides.

xoxo, Marina

Alana Barrera - I can't wait to see all the wedding pix!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your work:)

jennifer - Dying to know if you survived! I know that RWOD all too well.

mon nom est chaos - i just discovered your work by a friend and honestly, you're my new inspiration. your work is fantastic!

Ashley Smith - OMG! I love them! I also know Dave H. Fantastic photo of them :-)

Julia - Beautiful, always look forward to viewing your blog!

Carrie - Gorgeous couples, ALL of them!

tara - i love them too!