Ohana means family – and so much more. It’s the people in your life who are bound together by genuine compassion, culture, loyalty and love for each other.

My Ohana – my family, my friends, my community – is the most important thing to me. I value their love, loyalty and support more than anything.

When I am trusted to photograph your family – your Ohana – I am truly honoured.

Mahalo can simply mean thank you. But like Ohana, it’s true meaning is much deeper. It’s a spirit of gratitude, respect and even admiration.

Every day I am grateful for my family and my friends; and especially in these times, their health and happiness. I have a career that I am extremely passionate about and that almost every weekend I am trusted to document the beginning of a brand new family.

How important are these two words to me? Well, I have them tattooed on my arms – so everyday I, and the people around me, can see what is most important to me.