Big Island Photographer

63rd Annual Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade!! | Big Island | Hawaii /  by Ethan Tweedie

It was a perfect evening for the 2023 Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade! The Truckers which are the highlight of the parade went all out decorating their trucks!

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Waialea Beach House | Hawaii Island /  by Ethan Tweedie

One of my latest projects at Waialea Beach here on the Big Island for Interior Designer Josepha Buckingham. Such a lovely place right on Waialea Beach!

“With a vision toward a quiet interior and cool respite from the heat of the beach, birch plywood panels were used to line walls and ceilings throughout. Furniture is upholstered in neutral fabrics, as a backdrop for vibrant custom pillows and textiles, which reflect the tropical setting and impart an immediate sense of vacation” Josepha Buckingham

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

$22 Million Dollar Ocean Front Home at Waikoloa Beach /  by Ethan Tweedie

Check out this $22 Million Dollar ocean front home listing by MacArthur and Lai Group.  The home sits on the edge of Anaeho’omalu Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii nestled between the Waikoloa Beach Marriott and the Hilton Waikoloa Village directly on the Pacific Ocean. The views and location of this property are stunning, from Sunsets in the evening to the stars and Milky Way at night!  It was amazing to photograph this stunning home as we spent 13 hours on location capturing each space in the best light.   Below are some highlights from the photoshoot!

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com


Mauna Loa Eruption Day 5 | Moonlit Landscape /  by Ethan Tweedie

Mauna Loa Eruption December 3rd 2022. This images was taken at exactly 2am under a 84% Waxing Gibbous Moon at an elevation of 22 degrees on the slopes of Mauna Kea at 9,200ft The other pictures are from my iPhone of the ground after the sun came up and we could see, yes frost!!!

Contact me if you are interested getting prints made. Mahalo!

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Mauna Loa Eruption | Star Trails Above /  by Ethan Tweedie

Mauna Loa Eruption and the Star Trails early morning on December 1st 2022. Taken from the slopes of Mauna Kea. Contact me if you are interested getting prints made. Mahalo!

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Mauna Loa Eruption Images November 29th 2022 /  by Ethan Tweedie

Day 2 of the Mauna Loa Eruption. These images were taken in the early morning hours off the Saddle Road on the Big Island of Hawaii. This is the first time Mauna Loa has erupted in 38 years. I was a junior in High School in 1984 the last time I witnessed the World’s Largest Active Volcano! If you’d like to see some live video I did while filming this Timelapse head over to my Instagram and give me a follow!

Enjoy!

Ethan

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Frank Lloyd Wright Hawaii /  by Ethan Tweedie

In 2015 It was my honor to have the opportunity to photograph the only Frank Lloyd Wright home in the State of Hawaii.  Surprisingly I never knew the home existed and to find out it was in my own hometown of Waimea Hawaii was really astounding.

The home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was an unbuilt project designed in 1954, but shelved until 1984 and finally built in 1995 and was called the Cornwall residence.  The plans were prepared by Taliesin Associated Architects in Scottsdale, Arizona who are affiliated with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the only entity authorized to oversee the construction of Frank Lloyd Wright’s unbuilt projects. The project was built by local builder Hans Torweihe and some recent interior design work by Willman Interiors.

The home sits on close to 3 acres right on a bluff over looking Keanuiomano Stream and in the distance looms the amazing views of Mauna Kea Volcano, Mauna Loa Volcano and Hualalai Volcano.  The property takes full advantage of some of the best views on the Big Island.

The home is privately owned, but they do allow the home to be rented for vacationers or Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts.  Here is the VRBO link

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com


Lava Lake | Kilauea Volcano | Milky Way | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park /  by Ethan Tweedie

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island is home to the World’s Most Active Volcano Kilauea which is an amazing back drop to shoot the Milky Way because of the glowing Lava Lake at the summit.

On August 20th 2022 we decided to photography the Milky Way at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.  I chose this particular evening because the moon wouldn’t rise till around 12:30am giving us plenty of time to see the night sky and the Lava Lake in all its glory without the light of the Moon washing out the sky.

Image 1, taken just after sunset you can begin to see the Milky Way on the far left and the glow of the Lava Lake getting brighter.  Eventually it got pitch black and they Milky Way moved into position right over the Lava Lake as seen in Image 2.  In image 3 you can see some clouds drifting by glowing from the Lava Lake below! It was an amazing 5 hours watching the scene unfold!

If you would like to see the Time Lapse I made and posted earlier in the week go here Milky Way Time Lapse

I hope you enjoy!

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com