Author: Craig Niesen

For Shelley and I's last evening on the island of Kauai, we spent it photographing two of the island's iconic waterfall locations, Wailua Falls and Opaeka'a Falls. You can easily…

Waimea Canyon is one of my favorite places in the whole world. Of course, it's on the island of Kauai, which is another one of my favorite places. This is…

Some locations take multiple visits, Hanalei Valley is one of those locations on the Island of Kauai. I found myself drawn back to this location time and time again while…

The Wai Koa Loop Trail is one of those hidden gems that you find on the island of Kauai. Shelley and I little arrived in the afternoon to walk the…

One of the least stressful visits that Shelley and I had during our time on Kauai is our time spent at the Hanalei Pier. While planning our Photographing Kauai trip…

Sometimes you need to visit and revisit a location in order to archive the results that you are looking for. For Shelley and I's trip to Kauai, Kilauea Point was one such location for me.

After a day of exploring Kauai for photographic compositions, Shelley and I settled on Poipu for photographing the setting sun. Some nights sit you with your camera pointed at a composition. The waves are right. There are just enough clouds in the sky with your frame. The breeze cools you as you watch the setting sun. And at the last moment, as the sun is sinking closer to the horizon, you realize that another cloud bank as cut off the light that is needed for the sky to ignite in your carefully composed photograph. Then you just sit there watching the waves and setting sun. Take in a deep breath and think to yourself what a beautiful day.

As I sit here writing this post in the middle of 2020 I am thinking back to that first full day on the "Garden Island". Hanapepe Valley was seen in passing on that day. It was just a pull-off from the road to the Russian Fort near Waimea.