Somewhere over the rainbow, I'm a Kauai photographer

My mom turned 70 this year, and we wanted to do something really special for her birthday. Since some of our dear friends moved to Kauai in December, we thought it would be the perfect destination. In between snorkel trips to Anini Beach, bike rides through Princeville, and food-trucking in Hanalei, we got to spend a lot of quality time together with our friends. I had been wanting to photograph Cigall and her boys for some time, so on our last night in Hanalei, we found a little cove to just play in the water and take some natural photos of a mother interacting with her sons.

Mother in white dress walking dirt path holding hands with two young children in golden light.
Curly-haired toddler standing on a leaf-covered forest path surrounded by golden sunlit trees.
Mother holding toddler while young child hugs her leg in a lush tropical garden setting.
Black and white photo of mother carrying child on her back while toddler walks ahead on forest path.
Young blonde boy crouching on a rock in a sun-dappled outdoor setting, smiling at camera.
Mother in black top and white skirt walking along sandy beach with two young children.
Mother kneeling on sand wrapping young child in white fringed towel near dark tropical foliage.
Smiling mother with long wavy hair wrapping toddler in white towel on sandy beach at dusk.
A young boy in a white shirt stands alone in a lush tropical forest beside a massive vine-covered tree.
A mother and young child stand on rocks at a tropical beach with misty green mountains in the background.
A curly-haired toddler plays with a stick among large black rocks on a beach in black and white.
A mother walks along a tropical beach with two young children splashing in shallow water near green mountains.
Laughing toddler boy with wet hair being held up by a woman outdoors on a sandy beach.
Smiling woman in black bikini top holds a curly-haired toddler by a mountain lake shore.
A mother lovingly holds her young child close near a mountain lake in a tender black and white portrait.
A laughing mother playfully lifts her child while another child clings to her on a tropical Hawaiian beach.
A mother joyfully tosses her child into the air on a Hawaiian beach with dramatic cloudy skies in black and white.
A smiling mother lifts her happy child high above a stunning Hawaiian beach with lush green mountains behind them.
A mother in white dress plays in shallow turquoise water with two young children on a scenic Hawaiian beach.
A mother and child run through ocean waves on a Hawaiian beach under a dramatic sky with a rainbow.
Mother in black bikini plays with two young children in ocean water with green mountains behind.
Two joyful children laughing while being held by a woman at the beach on a sunny day.
Mother and two children walk on a reflective beach at sunset with a rainbow over green mountains.