I'm Pickle, your surf lesson photographer and more!

A lifelong artist, surfer, and photographer based on the lush island of Kaua‘i. With a dramatic and ethereal style, I strive to capture the unseen in everyday sights, revealing underlying beauty where most have glanced over. Whether I’m knee-deep in the ocean photographing your first wave or chasing light across the Hanalei mountains, I believe timing is everything, and that the magic lives in the present moment.

Photography runs deep in my blood. As part of a long lineage of image-makers, I’ve inherited a deep respect for light, water, and story. I’m most at home when immersed in wild landscapes, drawn especially to water and movement. From surf action to soul-stirring scenery, I aim to create wonder and hope my work invites you to feel something lasting. There's something about the way an external landscape can shift our internal one...