Posts Tagged ‘douglas hoffman’
Underwater Photographers Dream Trip
I am excited to announce a special week of scuba diving in the Vatu I Ra Passage, of Fiji, taking place May 19-26th, 2024. Also known as the Bligh Water, this area is famous for colorful soft coral, tropical fish, and current. The first time I dived in these waters was with the Naia live-aboard.…
Read MoreWorking with Lee 2 stop Hard Graduated Neutral Density Filter
A few weeks back I took the plunge and ordered the Lee 150 mm Neurtral density filter kit made specifically for the nIkon 14-24 mm lens. This week I got to use them. The kit included a 1 ,2 , & 3 stop hard graduated filter. Hard refers to the transition between the line…
Read MoreWhale Photography workshop in Tonga
I have been organizing and leading Whale Photography Workshops in Tonga for the last 10 years. I do back to back 10 day charters and take groups ranging in size from 4 -7 people. In 2014, the adventures are land based and utilize a ribbed inflatable boat called Tropic Bird. In 2015, the…
Read MoreTrip Advisor Report
7 Hour Photo Workshop Reviewed December 27, 2013 As an intermediate photographer with a passion to learn landscape photography I wanted to combine a photo learning experience with a family trip to Maui. The challenge, find a teacher who is knowledgeable, passionate, accomplished and can teach. I found all that and more in Douglas Hoffman…
Read MoreMaui Photography – Projecting portraits on the big screen makes it easy for clients to select their favorites
Previous clients have told us that coming in for the projection was one of the highlights of the trip and a great investment of time.
Read MoreMaui Photography owner Douglas Hoffman is one of the photographers included in the new book Absolute Maui
The book Absolute Maui was delivered today and happily, there are three of Douglas’ chef photographs in the book. They include Chef Marc McDowell, Sheldon Simeon, and James McDonald. I love that James prefers food to be fresh and go from the farm right to the plate. Kudos to you Chef!
Read MoreTraditional Canoes
On Doug’s recent trip to Fiji and Tonga, he encountered three of five traditional canoes. The captain of one of them is a woman names Aunofo. She is the Queen of the Sea. It seems all five are going to meet in Fiji and sail together across the Pacific to California, then on to the…
Read More2011 Trips to Tonga for Whale Swimming
On Sept 2-12, 2011 well known marine photographer Mark Strickland and I will be guest photographers on a special 10 day cruise to the Ha’apai island group of Tonga. This area is remote, has pristine coral reefs, and a lot of whales. This will be my 6th season in Tonga and I am looking forward…
Read MoreShark Diving in Fiji
I’m currently shark diving in Fiji and it is amazing. On Monday I start my week stay on the Naia scuba diving around Fiji. Then I flying over to Tonga to lead a group swimming with humpback whales. I can’t wait to share all the images when I return. If your interested in joining me…
Read MorePraise from a recent workshop
Last night Doug received this comment from Mark Hull who participated in one of his recent workshops. Doug is one of the two main photographer at Maui Photography, the other is his beautiful wife Mieko. Thanks Mark! “After returning from your workshop I told myself that it was the smartest thing I could have done…
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