We were referred to Forever Maui Photography from our hotel concierge and I'm so glad we booked a…read moresession! The process was simple and easy. I booked a complimentary 30 min session online and received a reminder text the day before our session with the time and location to meet our photographer. They have photographers all over Maui but we figured it would be easiest to do our shoot near our hotel. Your photographer will have your photos ready to view and purchase within a few hours, so fast turn around! They also give you a nice wooden flash drive when you purchase the digital package. Our photographer was Saray and she was amazing! She was professional, kind, patient, prompt, and had a great eye for memorable pictures and poses. Seeing our photos actually made me cry because they were so beautiful :)

We have used Forever Maui 3x's since 2019. They are our go-to family & friends photographer when we…read morevisit Maui. Amanda is our favorite photographer and we highly recommend her. She is incredibly patient and talented. She has a great eye for lighting and using the surrounding elements to enhance a photo. She recently managed 11 of us (3 different families) and the photo came out gorgeous. Don't leave Maui without a family photo.

My family went out to Maui this past summer and wanted have some professional photos taken as it is…read moreone of our favorite places to visit. We had such a great experience with Matthew and Madelynne at Maui Creative Photography. My main point of contact was with Matthew. He was great at getting back to me with questions and recommended a lovely/uncrowded beach for us to take our sunset pictures. Both Madelynne and Matthew are so personable. They made my teen/tween daughters and 7 year old son feel at ease and they had fun during the photo shoot! I just received all the images yesterday and am so happy with pictures! What a great way to capture the memories of this magical island! Thank you Matthew and Madelynne!

My husband and I recently traveled to Maui for a honeymoon/babymoon. To commemorate the trip, we…read moredecided to book a photography session. I admittedly looked into things later than I should have and was relieved when Matthew told me he was available the day before we departed back to the Mainland. We opted for a 2-hour sunset session as I wanted to capture some of those beautiful Hawaiian shave-ice colored skies! We were pleasantly surprised when both Matthew and Madelynne showed up -- I wasn't expecting a second shooter! My husband is a bit shy/nervous in front of the camera, but these two made it so fun and easy! (In fact, after the trip my husband admitted the photography session was a major highlight of our vacation!) They were great at directing and open to ideas. They also gave us a few moments to enjoy the sunset to ourselves which made for some great candid shots. They have an excellent eye for capturing both expressions, moments, and of course, the breathtaking landscape of Hawaii. (definitely check out their website and blog -- they have the ability to capture lovely images at all times of day -- early morning, midday, sunset, and even the beautiful starlit sky) We started out in the early evening at our hotel and moved down to a secluded beach later for the sunset session. I honestly did not know exactly what to expect, but after receiving the images (super quick to boot - the turn around time for our session was about a week!!!) I was FLOORED - - I loved just about every single picture. Their style is so unique and unexpected...sophisticated, artistic yet accessible, playful and romantic. You'll definitely have a few pictures that you'll want to blow up and hang above the fireplace! :) For the quality of work you are getting, they are a STEAL. After doing some other research online, I am convinced they are one of the best on the island. I was also quite pleased with their response time -- communicating and coordinating was easy. Although Matthew and Madelynne aren't natives, they really do embody the spirit of the islands -- they are incredibly knowledgeable about island history (in fact, aside from their photography, I think they also do tours!) and spiced up our session with fun facts about Maui and the surrounding islands. (bonus!) Much Aloha goes out to Matthew and Madelynne from Maui Creative Photography! We are incredibly grateful for the beautiful pictures and memories. Book them while you can!!!

Rafael took our family photos during our Maui trip in October for our family of 4 with 2 toddlers,…read morewhich is not an easy task. He even extended our session which was needed with 2 young kids who are not always cooperative and take awhile to capture photos. He was very communicative prior to the photoshoot and the meeting location instructions made it easy to find. We loved the photos we got back. Thank you for capturing our first family trip to Maui. These photos will look wonderful for our annual holiday card. He was able to pose our family and kids, which is always needed when we have family photoshoots because amidst the chaos of wrangling toddlers, we don't have the capacity to try to figure out what poses to do. We so appreciated that he already had all the poses in mind and different combinations to do. The turnaround time to get the edited photos back was so quick, 48 hours! And we received so many photos. Great value!

Rafael was incredible from start to finish! His communication was excellent from the very…read morebeginning, and he sent thoughtful reminders to make sure we didn't forget anything. He made us feel so comfortable, paid attention to every detail, and was so patient and kind with our kids. I still can't believe how many beautiful moments he captured. Every photo feels so genuine and tells a story. If you're visiting Maui and looking for a family photographer, I 1000000% recommend Rafael. You won't regret it!

Caleb is amazing! We initially were not going to hire videography for the wedding because we had a…read morehard time budgeting, but we are SO GLAD that we did. We would have regretted it if we did not have video (No Ka Oi specifically) there. For anyone on the fence, make room in your budget NOW! We booked him about a month before the wedding, and luckily he was still available. We really appreciated that he made the effort to get to know us and our style with the short notice. When we finally decided yes on video, it was him or no one! He stood out to me because of how colorful and upbeat his videos are. This resonates with him too! Caleb is a very down to earth and joyful person. Him and his video assistant, Summer, made us feel super comfortable. I loved how they captured us and our guests naturally and put together an awesome video of how fun the evening was. Your wedding goes by so fast. There is so much love and energy that we were overstimulated and you can't be everywhere at once! It was very helpful to have Caleb and Summer fill in our blanks and video moments we missed. We had such a great time working with NoKaOi Video and highly recommend it to everyone!

Absolutely loved our teaser film and video. When I stumbled across No Ka Oi's website and instagram…read moreI knew right away I wanted to work with Caleb. I made sure I booked him a year in advanced. Communicating with Caleb was so easy. He is an amazing guy! We received our teaser film one week after our wedding and the 6 minute video took 4 months. The day of our wedding we worked with Caleb's associates and they were awesome. Such kind and wonderful people who knew exactly what they were doing. We couldnt be happier with our videos and I have probably watched it over 50 times. Highly recommend No Ka Oi Films!

We are so glad we found Jasmyn for our trip to Maui! We wanted to have our first family photos with…read moreour new 4 month old baby boy and what perfect place to do it than Hawai'i?! I actually found Jasmyn on Yelp and right away I loved her style and approach to photography. Natural, candid and beautiful. My sister is a professional photographer too so I knew what I was looking for. When I shared Jasmyn's work with my sister, she also agreed that Jasmyn is talented and has great style. She was so easy to communicate with and very responsive. I especially love how she really wanted to get to know us and what our vision is for our photo shoot. What really put the cherry on top was her creating a Pinterest board with some style ideas for what to wear for our beach photo shoot. I'm so glad you suggested a beautiful white dress because the photos look amazing on the black sand beach! She was so fun to work with and was totally chill when my baby started to get fussy/hungry/tired during the shoot (oh the baby trifecta!) and was so patient when I needed to stop to comfort him or nurse him. We had such a great time and now have timeless beautiful photos to capture our memories. I recommend Jasmyn to all my friends who plan to visit Maui and want photos, whether it's maternity or engagement or wedding or family!

Jasmyn is the absolute best! You need to have a connection with your photographer and boy did we…read morehave it with her! She was absolutely amazing from the second we started talking. She made us own our custom experience in the price range we were looking for while filling all of our other needs. She helped us with outfits and preparation for the day. I will absolutely be using her again next summer! Thank you jasmyn for such wonderful photos!

We couldn't have asked for a better photographer...PERIOD…read more Although this review is long overdue since my wife and I were married in January of 2020, I wanted to write it when I could focus because it deserves my full attention. PRE-WEDDING From the beginning, he was very attentive, asked a lot of good questions, and I could tell he really wanted to know what our vision was for our photos and who we wanted extra shots of such as parents and best friends. Also, I could tell he reinvested his money in his business because of his quality website and client portal. It was easy to navigate, and tracked every conversation we had for transparency and no misunderstandings. "Sometimes the little things make the biggest differences." WEDDING DAY  We were nervous because we didn't have time to do any practice shots with Chris (which was highly recommended from friends) such as take our engagement photos, so our wedding day was the first time we ever met him in person but he just jumped right as though we had been friends forever and worked his magic.  Not sure if he remembers, but when I first arrived at the venue and met Chris in person for the first time, the wind was blowing extremely hard and I was freaking out because of the weather in Lahaina that afternoon. I asked him, "Are we gonna be ok?" Without hesitation he said "it's gonna be fine and you will have a beautiful wedding." Throughout the wedding, he showed excellent leadership skills by helping us stay organized, timely, calm, and focused on taking things in so we could cherish the moments but also allowing us time to mingle with our guests. It almost felt like Chris could have also been our wedding coordinator since he was so competent. Everyone just loved Chris because of his fun and vibrant personality.  CONCLUSION Chris delivered our photos faster than anticipated and I kid you not, we just loved every single shot; therefore, it's so hard to make our wedding album because we want ALL the photos in there.  Overall, his personality won us over, his talent made our wedding day fun, memorable, and timeless. Chris exceeded our expectations in every way and I would recommend him and his amazing team, a thousand times over. He's not just a world class photographer, but honored to call him our new friend. Tony Phouanenavong

My husband and I just got married at the Four Seasons resort in Maui. Chris was on the preferred…read morevendors list, and I'm so glad that he is the photographer that we chose. Most importantly, he is an amazing person who really adds to your wedding day. He knows how to make you genuinely laugh and smile... which makes for a much better picture. His photography skills are unparalleled. We were so amazed when we saw the pictures that he sent us of our wedding day. He captured all of the things that we were feeling that day so that we could remember it forever ( and share with our families) Outstanding work and incredible guy. Thank you!

We had a wonderful experience booking our family photoshoot with Lokahi Photography in Oahu. They…read morewere really responsive and professional. We booked a 30 minute session in Kualoa Regional Park for a sunset photoshoot. Our photographer was Rina. She was very communicative, punctual and helpful throughout the shoot and made our 7 year old daughter feel at ease as well. She even sent us some neat local recommendations for spots to check out during the rest of our trip! The pictures took about 6 weeks after the shoot to receive, but they are upfront about that from the beginning so we had no problem there. When we received the photos we were very happy with the results and are so glad we decided to go with them to commemorate our dream vacation in Hawaii.

We used Lokahi Photography while on a family trip to Maui. They were nothing short of amazing! We…read morewere so happy that they encouraged us to take pics at a beach down the street rather than our hotel, It was a gorgeous location. Our photographer was patient and friendly, making sure to get all the best pics. After receiving our photos my mom wanted one of the pictures with a different background, to my surprise, they were able to do it! Highly highly recommend using Lokahi. They went above and beyond.

This is the second year in a row that I have chosen Thaís for our photography session during our…read morestay in Maui, and I wouldn't trust anyone else to capture our memories in such a breathtaking way. Her style is truly unique--she has an incredible ability to blend artistry with the natural beauty of Maui, creating images that feel both timeless and dreamlike. Whether on land or in the water, Thaís' work is nothing short of magical. Her underwater photography is especially stunning--ethereal, otherworldly, and unlike anything I've seen before. She has an eye for light, movement, and emotion that turns simple moments into works of art. If you want your Maui trip memories captured in a way that is truly special, you should definitely give Thaís a try--you won't regret it! Her talent, creativity, and passion shine through in every shot, and I can't wait to work with her again!