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This simple and sweet sunrise session (say it 10 times fast) was a beautiful way to spend the morning! Wailea couples portraits with a beautiful empty beach backdrop? Win. Check out a few of our favorites below!

Sunrise Wailea Family Portraits

Meg is a talented photographer based on Kauai. We had the opportunity to photograph her and her family recently when she visited Maui for a short staycation! We met at one of our favorite Wailea portrait locations to enjoy sunrise from the beach, and ended the shoot with some fun water portraits. Thank you so […]

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Wailea Proposal photography at sunrise

When Andrew contacted us to photograph a proposal to his soon-to-be-fiancée, we got to work to plan the perfect surprise. There are two ways we approach proposals, and for this session we opted to keep Adam hidden as Andrew popped the question. Keeping hidden at sunrise when you have the beach entirely to yourself poses […]

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Sunrise Wailea beach maternity portraits

Randeep + Sam are expecting their first child. The morning, quiet and beautiful, was so peaceful. These serene mornings are something we’ve grown to expect of a sunrise on Maui. Here are a few of our favorites from their Land + Sea Session! Doesn’t Randeep look beautiful? She is wearing a Kasia Kulenty maternity gown […]

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Maui ocean boudoir portraits

Adam was inspired to do something different for his full moon portraits this month, and imagined a floral face arrangement on a model with portraits primarily in the water. With the help of our model Kano, Bella Bloom and Makeup and Talent Hawaii Adam created these ocean boudoir portraits that we’re so happy to see […]

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A beautiful sunrise Maui babymoon session

Cody and Michelle’s sunrise beach portrait session at sunrise had all the elements of a perfect Maui morning: gorgeous pink and purple skies, a couple with connection and the anticipation of soon welcoming a new little life into the world. Thank you both for choosing Love + Water to photography your babymoon portraits on Maui, […]

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Sunrise Maui maternity portraits

We met Ashley and Liron at the beach in south Maui just before sunrise, and she had a change of attire halfway through the shoot to add more variety to her mini session! The second gown is our Selena rental gown in rose, she looked amazing in both and it was a pleasure to spend […]

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Maui beach and drone engagement portraits

Josefa had wanted a photoshoot for a while, and chose us to photograph her Land, Sea + Sky session while on Maui to celebrate her proposal to her girlfriend!While flying his drone over the pair, Adam spotted a shark just off the shoreline feeding on a school of fish. We looked over the footage together […]

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Faces in the sky: Full Moon portraits on Maui

When Adam met @kimyapmaui for their full moon sunrise shoot as part of his ongoing portrait project, he began a bit disappointed. The moon, which usually hangs around a bit in the sky in the early morning just before setting, sank so quickly he barely had time to photograph a few shots before it was […]

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Maui ocean boudoir portraits at sunrise

When the pandemic shut down our business for several months, we decided we’d need to keep current on social media, but dreaded the idea of reaching into the archives for previous work. To avoid doing so Adam arranged a series of personal projects, hoping that what we shot is what we’d share and attract more […]

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Maui Boudoir Ocean Portraits

Our goal with every beach boudoir portrait is to incorporate the natural environment, namely in the ocean, in to every image we produce with our clients. The water provides movement and the perfect platform for creating unique, empowering imagery in the company of mother nature.

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Sunrise portraits on the beach in Wailea

The day after photographing Veena at sunrise at the infinity pool at Four Seasons, we met at the beach for another beautiful session, this time on dry land!

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Sunrise at the infinity pool and sunset at the beach

We had the opportunity to photograph Veena not once, but three times while she vacationed on Maui this week. For the first session we met at sunrise to shoot at the Four Seasons Maui infinity pool, then met the following day for both a sunrise and sunset session on the beach and in the water. […]

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Ocean boudoir portraits on Maui

Before sunrise, the full moon rose and we photographed Ivette under the moonlight in the ocean. We’ve been loving these water boudoir portraits and look forward to capturing more in the year ahead!

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Twirling Fire at Sunrise

Above the fire and water was a sky glowing pink and blue as the sun rose during our ocean portrait session on Maui with Alohi. We love the results of this shoot and look forward to including some favorite images in an exhibition in the year ahead!

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Maui babymoon portraits at sunrise

Caitlin + Paul’s sunrise babymoon portraits in Wailea were some of our first to shoot after resuming work, and the beautiful pop of pink in the sky that morning was the perfect way to start the day! Check out a few favorites from their Land + Sea Session below!

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Fine Art Underwater Portraits on Maui

When quarantine began on Maui, both Adam and I were seeking ways to fill our cup creatively and knew this would involve underwater portraiture in some way. When working in the water, it’s important to have a subject who is not only confident and comfortable with the ocean, but can pose with elegance and grace. […]

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Maui Senior Portrait Photography

The school year might look a little different, but the tradition of taking senior portraits is one that holds strong! We met up with Elizabeth and shared a gorgeous sunrise by the ocean for her senior portrait session on Maui, here are a couple of highlights!

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Maui sunrise family portraits

We’ve had the unique opportunity to connect more with our kama’aina portrait clients, and are grateful to have met this lovely family who we photographed at sunrise at one of our favorite Wailea beaches. A family session on Maui wouldn’t be complete without the dog in tow, of course! Here’s a sneak peek of our […]

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Model posing in the water wearing a seashell necklace on Maui

Sunrise and Fire on Maui

When I was editing Adam’s session with Alohi, I could feel the stillness of the morning and hear how the water would have sounded, the receding of the waves. Sunrise is an incredibly calming and grounding time of day, and on Maui there’s an especially spectacular energy that comes with the beginning of a new day. Couple […]

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Based in Wailea, the majority of the sessions you see on our website and portfolio were photographed here in South Maui.

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