Although I haven’t done much with my camera gear since the hobby went on hold a few months ago, it was still a pretty exciting week for me photography wise.

Two of my photos made it into Hawaii magazines this week, my Iao Stream photo and my Haleakala Sunrise image from the ’09 Maui Photo Festival. Here’s the scoop on how it happened.

Iao Stream in Hawaii Magazine

I had originally submitted this photo to Hawaii Magazine for their Photo of the Week feature about a year ago. Thinking nothing of it since then, I was contacted by the magazine last month for a print-friendly version to run in their Your Hawai’i section of the July/August edition. I certainly couldn’t pass up on that opportunity.

Sunrise Silhouette in Maui No Ka ‘Oi Magazine

Already knowing about the photo printed in Hawaii Magazine, I was pleasantly surprised the following day when the July/August issue of Maui No Ka ‘Oi magazine arrived at our door. Featured in the magazine’s Talk Story section was a full page article on the upcoming Maui Photo Festival in August. Since this photo won the best portrait award in the inaugural event last year, I was invited to sign a photo release so it could be used by the event organizers for promotions and the like. And there you have it.