50 Scapes: Hawai'i

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S C A P E SK AT I E E F S TAT H I O U

50 ScapeS: a magazine that lets you, the viewer, escape into one of our country’s beautiful states. So relax your mind, and focus on what is in front of you. Dive deep into detail, and dream about your future. Where will you go? What will you see? 50 magazine focuses on the land and its many uses. It is also a self-portrait of my travels around the country in order to capture everything the states have to offer. Issue 001 is focused around Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii, which are the three major islands that make up the America’s 50th state– Hawaii. What I observe is a place of culture that becomes shared with the tourist industry. It’s not about how far you hike or how much time you spend sitting on the beach. It’s about capturing the essence of the islands. It is about stopping the car, getting out, and experiencing. These are images that tell a story of the values and attitude of each destination.

F I F T Y: H AWA I I 3 2 F I F T Y: H AWA I I

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HonoluluThe Capital city of Hawai’i located on the island of O’ahu. Its total population is Population 953,207 and was

rated the second best city to live in within the United states.


What

once

was

a s

ecre

t sp

ot o

f H

awai

-ia

n N

ativ

es (

the

pio

nee

rs o

f su

rfin

g) is

now

the

cente

r poi

nt

for

the

spor

t. T

hre

e m

onth

s ou

t of

the

year

, su

rfer

s floc

k to

th

e nor

th s

hor

e to

cat

ch 2

0 foo

t sw

ells

an

d s

omet

imes

hig

her

. Ju

st s

tandin

g on

th

e bea

ch c

an b

e dan

gero

us,

let

alo

ne

dri

ving

into

the

wat

er s

trap

ped

to

a pie

ce o

f w

ood. B

anza

i P

ipel

ine

gets

so

lar

ge t

hat

man

y ev

ents

and c

ompe-

titi

ons

are

hel

d t

her

e ea

ch y

ear. T

he

shor

elin

e is

so

long

that

eve

n t

hou

gh

enth

usi

ast

surf

ers

com

e in

flo

cks,

th

ere

is s

till

ple

nty

of

room

for

eve

ry-

one

to c

atch

thei

r w

aves

. W

hen

I w

as w

atch

ing

the

surf

ers

catc

h t

hei

r w

aves

, I

reac

hed

for

my

cam

era

and s

tart

ed s

hoo

ting

at

mult

iple

fra

mes

per

sec

ond. I

was

so

cau

ght

up in t

he

fact

that

I w

as

phot

ogra

phin

g so

met

hin

g new

. I

was

phot

ogra

phin

g peo

ple

, w

hic

h d

oesn

’t

real

ly h

appen

that

oft

en b

ecau

se o

f m

y sh

y at

titu

de.

I w

as p

hot

ogra

ph-

ing

peo

ple

usi

ng

the

landsc

ape.

I

could

not

be

mor

e ex

cite

d. Th

e w

aves

curl

ed o

ver

the

peo

ple

cre

atin

g tu

nnel

s of

wat

er. It

was

the

eart

h

bei

ng

use

d in a

way

that

res

pec

ts

it. S

urf

ing

is n

ot lik

e sn

owboa

rdin

g w

her

e yo

u h

ave

to p

ay $

100 t

o sp

end

a day

on t

he

mou

nta

in. S

urf

ing

is f

ree

for

anyo

ne

who

has

the

bal

ls t

o tr

y it

. It

has

no

impac

t on

the

eart

h. Tr

ees

do

not

nee

d t

o be

cut

dow

n, fu

el

doe

s not

nee

d t

o be

emit

ted t

o ru

n a

lift,

an

d t

rails

do

not

nee

d t

o be

form

ed. It

is

abou

t usi

ng

nat

ure

the

way

the

eart

h h

as

give

n it

to u

s. E

very

one

had

cam

eras

on

thes

e peo

ple

, so

it

did

not

mat

ter

if I

was

th

ey’r

e doi

ng

the

sam

e. I

was

not

was

set

up f

or h

ours

wai

ting

for

diffe

rent

surf

ers

(and e

ven b

oggi

eboa

rder

s) t

ry n

ew t

rick

s.

I phot

ogra

phed

them

succ

eedin

g an

d

gett

ing

des

troy

ed b

y th

e w

aves

. I

had

know

idea

if

I w

as w

atch

ing

pro

fess

ional

s or

just

enth

usi

asts

. I

had

kn

ow idea

if

the

phot

ogra

pher

s su

rrou

nd-

ing

me

wer

e w

orki

ng

for

mag

azin

es o

r ju

st

touri

sts

on v

acat

ion. It

did

not

mat

ter. I

t did

not

mat

ter

if t

he

wav

es

pum

mel

ed t

he

surf

er

or w

hat

kin

d o

f ca

mer

a yo

u h

ad. Th

e at

titu

de

of t

he

shor

e w

as f

ree

and c

arel

ess.

Spon

sors

hav

e hou

ses

surr

ound-

ing

the

bea

ch. A

dver

-ti

sem

ents

han

ging

from

th

e por

ches

that

rea

d

the

pop

lar

nam

e bra

nd

bea

ch c

ompan

ies.

It

just

doe

s not

mat

ter

who

you a

re b

ecau

se

the

shor

e is

so

vast

. If

you

and y

our

fam

ily

wan

t to

han

g ou

t on

th

e bea

ch a

ll day

and

pla

y in

the

tide

poo

ls

that

’s f

ine.

Tim

e an

d

tim

e ag

ain I

hea

r ab

out

skat

eboa

rder

s ge

ttin

g m

ad a

t bm

x bik

ers

for

shar

ing

the

par

k an

d v

ice

vers

a. I

n t

he

ocea

n a

nd o

n t

he

bea

ch, it

doe

s not

see

m t

o m

atte

r at

all.

It

is

refr

eshin

g to

so

man

y co

mm

unit

ies

of p

eople

coe

xist

ing.

The

nor

th s

hor

e is

th

e pla

ce t

o find t

he

esca

pe

Haw

ai’I

has

to

off

er.

F I F T Y: H AWA I I 1 1 10 F I F T Y: H AWA I I

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WHERE WE WORK.

“What is the point of working when one could just surf

huge waves? I cannot surf, but I sure would love living on beach in a tent. I have always wondered how these people’s lives became this way. Every time I go to Hawai’i, I think to myself must be nice to be them. These locals seem to have no responsibilities. I always wonder how they afford food. I guess they just fish a lot or something. Are they considered homeless? I believe everyone chooses the life they live; maybe this is what they wanted. They seem to have fun, always surrounded by friends

and family. The kids are digging the sand, and the dogs run from the crashing waves. It is totally possible that these people do have another place, but day after day the same tents are set

up in the same spot. I am jealous of these people at times. At the same time, it kind of makes me sick to my stomach. Hawai’i is expensive, when gas is five dollars per gallon and food is marked up a few bucks compared to the continental states. When I think about movie to Hawai’i I remem-ber these people on the beach, doing the same thing day after day I ask myself, what is more important, living life to the full-est or waking up worrying about money? What does living to the fullest even mean? I just hope the people on the beach are living life to their fullest.

What is more important, living life to the fullest or waking up worrying about money?


The

Pain

ted

Euca

lypt

us is

a tr

ee w

ith p

atch

y ba

rk th

at s

heds

diff

eren

t col

ors.

Gre

en is

the

orig

inal

col

or, b

ut o

ver t

ime

the

bark

mat

ures

and

turn

s in

to a

com

plet

ely

diffe

rent

hue

.

EU

CA

LYP

TU

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Everyone sees things differently. If this is true, then why is there pressure to see things the same? Define Landscape, just try. What the hell is a landscape? Who decides? I’m sick of hearing about cliché, and kitsch. What does that even mean? Isn’t not trying to be cliché being cliché? These deep thinkers turn into hipster motherfuckers. What is a hipster? I want to photograph at sunset. I am in Hawaii for heaven sake. I like palm trees. Why do I feel pressure to turn my photography into something? Am I looking for approval from others? I think I want the approval of others, but I need the approval from myself. I love sunsets. It

is not my fault the best light is during the hours when the sky changes to shades of pink and purple. I like pink and purple. You don’t like Ansel Adams, good for you. I do. You don’t think he photographed the truth about his surroundings. Sorry he left out the trash can sitting next El Captain. You can go photograph it if you want. Let me know how much it sells for. People say there is no nature left to be discovered. You clearly aren’t looking. I am in Hawaii. Are you upset that there is access to beautiful places? Thank goodness there is access. I don’t enjoy tourists, but at least people are getting the fuck outside.


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