Orchids Canvas Print

Beautiful orchids need no more description. Phalaenopsis Blume (1825), known as the Moth Orchid, abbreviated Phal in the horticultural trade,is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade in Hawaii and the world. The Akatsuka Orchid nursery and showroom is located on the Hwy 11 on the way to Volcano town and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These orchids are from there.

I feel my photographs captures and shares my moments of intimacy and the relationship between light, shadow, and the element of composition of my beautifu Hawai’i. As a photographer and a Hawaiian woman I try to convey through my photography the love for my Hawai’i with an understanding of the traditional Hawaiian value, that all natural resources of our environment, the ocean "kai", the land "aina", and the sky "lani", are interrelated and culturally significant to Hawaii and its people. “What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” In my photography I try to capture the moments of my life I want to remember. It’s usually something that caught my eye and captured...