Gamze is not just an amazing photographer, she is a wonderful human being. She connects with you and makes you feel comfortable. She is fun and creates a very fun vibe on a potentially stressful day. Especially a wedding day! Cannot recommend Gamze enough! read more

Gamze shot our engagement and made it so special and inviting. It was such an intimate and meaningful moment in our lives and lucky to have it captured by her. She made sure that we were comfortable and made sure to ask if we wanted specific photos/ poses and also utilized the lighting to our advantage. Gamze also captured our emotions beautifully and it really shows in the photos. It also started raining, but the photos still came out amazing. We are so happy and overjoyed with how the photos came out! Overall, she provided an amazing service for us and we would definitely recommend her! read more

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Gamze did such an amazing job photographing our wedding! We had a small micro wedding/elopement in Maui. Gamze was professional, kind, and so much fun to work with. I don't think there are words to describe how much we love our wedding photos- they were just so beautiful! Not only are they really artistic and well shot, we both felt like supermodels. I definitely plan to book another session with Gamze next time we go back to Maui! read more

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Gamze is amazing. The quality of her work is unbelievable. The positions she had us in, the editing, the lighting, and overall our entire experience was completely amazing. We took sunset photos of our family. Gamze connected with our kids and was really good at positioning us all, and getting our kids to cooperate. She is really unique and her skill stands out. We've done other photo shoots in Hawaii before, but never did our photos turn out this nicely. Highly recommend. read more

Made the entire experience easy, stress free, and enjoyable. Had great insight and recommendations into locations to shoot. Very easy to communicate with and helped provide humor and helped to keep the mood light and relaxing during the photo shoot. Highly recommend. read more

Gamze is the absolute best! I am so happy and grateful she was able to photograph our family. From start to finish, she made everything so easy and stress-free. She was very responsive, as we were figuring out details and location. During the photoshoot, she put our family at ease, making it feel fun and relaxed. She was so wonderful with our young girls and was able to keep their attention while also capturing fun and playful photos. Our family truly enjoyed the experience and the pictures are so so beautiful. Gamze is incredibly talented and we couldn't be happier with all of the pictures!  I highly recommend Gamze for any type of photoshoot!! read more

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We had fallen in love with Gamze's style on IG so she was the first vendor that we asked our wedding planners to pin down for our wedding on Maui. The day of the event not only was G super fun to work with, but she was also incredibly thoughtful in helping my family navigate on the sand. She felt like part of the family! The final photos truly blew us away! She captured everyone's personality perfectly. She got all the Big Moments of course, but also captured the sweet little joyful precious ones too. The photos are gorgeous and perfect! We are so grateful! read more

Gamze was amazing as our photographer for our Maui beach photoshoot! My fiancé reached out to her a month prior to book his surprise proposal to me, and she was great! They did a good job of hiding it, that's for sure! She was super friendly and helped us through the poses we should do, and she got some amazing shots! I highly recommend her for all your photography needs! read more

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I found Gamze through our photographer friend in California who recommended her due to her amazing photos. I messaged her on Instagram and she was super responsive, patient, and kind throughout the whole planning process. She had many recommendations and suggestions regarding when and where to do the surprise proposal photoshoot as documented on her Instagram. Also, I'm not much of a photos guy but she walked us through everything during the photoshoot. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone looking to plan a photoshoot! read more

We loved, loved, loved our maternity session with Gamze! She suggested a beautiful location we had never heard of, and made us feel super comfortable during the actual session. We got such a great variety of shots in such a short period of time, and she was down to go wherever to get the shot! Her edit and use of light is absolutely stunning and we were thrilled with the final pictures. I really didn't want (for lack of better term) basic, washed out, flat photos and we loved how dynamic and artful the final product from Gamze was which really set her apart from lots of other vendors in our eyes. Recommend her 100x over! I feel so lucky we got one of her slots! read more

Gamze did the photography for my wedding and it turned out absolutely amazing. The special moments she captured are breathtaking and will be cherished forever. Most of the photos look like they are straight out of a bridal magazine, I still can't wrap my head around some of the photos she took! She is an incredibly talented woman with a vision! She posed us perfectly and captured everything we wanted. On top of our posed photos being incredible you look at the photos of the ceremony and reception and she captured us and our guests perfectly. We opted not to do a videographer, with the way she captured the entire event we do not regret not getting a videographer. These photos help us relive our special night every time we look at them. I can still feel the joy and hear the laughter just by looking at the pictures. I would with full confidence and certainty recommend everyone to use Gamze! read more

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We worked with G from Moani photography for both our engagement and our wedding day and she was absolutely amazing! She was so fun and sweet to work with. We were also blown away by her talent! Couldn't recommend someone more! read more

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The world has talented and beautiful people and Gamze is truly one of those! We are eternally thankful to her and her talent! She is warm, beautiful, upbeat and truly knows how to capture the moment. She was incredibly understanding and knew how to talk to my in-laws who were celebrating their 50 anniversary and renewed their vows at Secret Cove in Maui! She made them feel at ease and captured amazing moments. I'm telling everyone about her! She is truly reasonable and you can't go wrong with her! She even offered to get there way before the vows started so she could capture them in the morning sun. She is the sweetest! Please please hire her already!!! read more

G was phenomenal! She responded fast when I first reached out to request a quote on a surprise proposal photo shoot. She provided excellent communication and went above and beyond my expectations. She takes her time with her work and does it with passion. Her work is amazing and you won't be disappointed! I highly recommend G for any type of photo shoot. read more

G is an amazing photographer! She really captured our surprise proposal! G and her husband did such an amazing job with our photos, not only did she capture our proposal she also didn't like some of the lighting in the photos she took so she offered to do a free shoot during sunrise to capture the best photos and lighting!!! She is so amazing and had such great energy, we recommend her to everyone that takes a trip to Hawaii! Thank you G!! read more

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G is a phenomenal photographer! From the moment that I contacted her, she has been professional, personable, and positively energetic. I asked her to capture the moment of me proposing to my fiance (then girlfriend) while we were in Maui in May 2021. G went above and beyond to provide us with such beautiful memories that we can cherish and share for a lifetime! Emailing G only a couple of days before my proposal, I was impressed with how quickly she responded with constructive ideas on how and where to "pop the question". After photographing our candid surprise at a gorgeous beach that G recommended, during a more posed photoshoot, G easily tapped into her artistic direction and bubly charisma to make us feel light and comfortable. Most importantly, she was able to shoot a wide array of stunning portraits! I would gladly recommend Moani Photography to anyone seeking to capture the beauty of the human spirit. read more

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My husband and I just got our wedding photos back, and we couldn't be happier! They are gorgeous, and captured our day beautifully. G made us all feel so comfortable all day, and was very thoughtful and patient. Can't recommend Moani enough read more

We had G as our wedding photographer. We did our homework, studied closely her work and boy did she deliver. She was absolutely amazing! I have to say when the photos came we got exactly what we were expecting and some more. During our session she was full of energy and great ideas, we just followed her lead. It is a once in a lifetime moment and having her be part of our special day was a great decision that I will recommend to anyone! read more

I would 100% highly recommend Moani Photography! We had a very important photography shoot as it was my parents 50th wedding anniversary. I was a bit nervous not knowing the photographer before I went. However she was so great at communicating consistently before we arrived, gave us clear directions to the location and most importantly took amazing pictures! She was very patient with us and give us many options to choose from. We have had so many compliments on our pictures. The quality is absolutely amazing!! read more

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Gamze is such a rock star. Excellent job with our photos and love her personality. Strongly recommend her for any special occasion.

Gamze provided us with amazing customer service from beginning to end! We booked her for a trip our family was taking to Maui after seeing her amazing photos on Instagram. We needed a photographer to capture our sisters sweet 16/quinceañera photos and she did not disappoint! Pictures came out beautiful and she was so great to work with. We highly recommend her for any of your photography needs! read more

Gamze did my husband and my wedding photos and they turned out absolutely beautiful! She truly captured our vibe in the photos. She is such a sweetheart and so talented! I can't wait to go back to Maui and have another session with her! read more

I could not have more amazing things to say about her. She was not only very professional, but having modeled herself she knew JUST what to say and was very strategic with her positioning which made for some absolutely unbelievable photos. Every single one to choose from was amazing that I haven't been able to finalize mine ! If any chance I'm back in Maui , I will be looking her up for some more amazing photo opportunity once we return. We had an amazing sunset that she captured every phase of the setting sun. They were PERFECT, and normally my husband nor I are very photogenic so that says a LOT! We love you!!!! read more

I found Moani photography via Instagram. I was contacting several companies trying to find the best fit for me and my husband and I instantly new Gamze was going to be amazing. Most companies had major time restrictions, outfit restrictions, only get to keep 10 pictures, etc. Just too many rules to make me feel comfortable. In talking with Gamze, it was so easy to talk to her and she was so willing to do whatever we were looking for. We were looking for pictures for our 10 year wedding anniversary. She offered several locations and we landed on the perfect one. She made sure we were relaxed and comfortable. She offered great posing tips, made us laugh and captured our true selves. I am so incredibly happy with our pictures and would highly recommend Moani Photography for any of your picture needs! read more

Moani photography was recommended by a friend who used to live in Maui. She had her take family photos and highly recommended her. Not only was she was responsive she provided ideas on where to take the photos. I started out thinking we only needed our family of four to get photos but we were traveling with our extended family and she was able to take extremely personal photos for each family/group and combined family photos. It was a special trip celebrating my sisters 40th birthday and we brought my 86 year old Nana. She was patient with our kids and embraced their sense of humor and captured their personalities beautifully. She charged us for editing 100 photos but took so many and was so genero she ended up sending us 200 to review and choose from. We will definitely be using her again and recommending her two other friends and families visiting the island. read more

Words can not express how happy we our with our wedding photos! Gamze has an exemplary ability to be able to capture the moments that one cherishes with her unique creative eye. Not only did she create beautiful photographs for us, she was also kind, professional, and very helpful. We would highly recommend Gamze for any occasion! read more

We had a blast shooting with Gamze! She really captured our family's excitement and walked us through the process. I loved her professionalism and that she was willing to lay right down in the sand to ensure she could get the best shots possible. She made our experience very comfortable and extremely enjoyable! We are all pleased with the end results and would highly recommend her for family photography! read more

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Recently, I took a vacation with my girlfriend of almost 5 years to Maui. I had a feeling I wanted to propose while on the island but didn't fully decide to until a week before we left. Gamze was a life saver and really took the time to listen to what I envisioned for the location and overall proposal. My now fiancé was completely surprised and happy that I had put that much time and thought into planning it beforehand, but I couldn't have done it without Gamze. The pictures came out beautiful, and we both couldn't believe how amazing the beach was that we were on. I would definitely recommend Moani Photogroahy for not only proposal/engagement sessions but also really any photos you want to have and love for years to come. Thanks Gamze! read more

I was planning a surprise proposal for my soon-to-be fiancé and I really wanted to find a photographer who was lgbtq friendly. After researching and checking out a few different Instagram pages I decided to go with Gamze! She was quick to respond, very knowledgeable about the best photo spots, and made the photo shoot super fun! She even brought champagne glasses and champagne for us to celebrate with! I got my pics within a couple days after the shoot, and the whole process was made really easy. I would definitely recommend Gamze if you're looking for someone to capture your special occasion. read more