Tag Archives: landscape

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Total Lunar Eclipse in Hawaii

Yesterday night, residents of the Western Hemisphere experienced a total lunar eclipse. This phenomenon occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon and darkens it. At the peak of the eclipse, when the moon […]

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Sea Turtle at sunset on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii

The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) loves to bask on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The most widely known place, where turtles often crawl ashore is the Laniakea Beach, therefore this place is almost […]

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2013: The Year in Review

As 2013 comes to a close, I thought this is the good time to look back to this year. I dug through my photo archive and selected 10 images that mostly reflect my work over […]

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Laniakea Beach with Honu at Twilight – Hawaii

I have visited this beautiful beach on the north shore of Oahu several times during this year. The Laniakea Beach is one of the favorite resting places of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), or […]

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Sequoia National Park – California

Last week I went to the Land of Giants to see the largest trees on Earth. The largest tree species is the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). Sequoias are not the tallest trees, but they are […]

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Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve – Hawaii

Kaena Point is my favorite place on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It is the refuge of many rare animals, such as the Laysan Albatross, the Hawaiian Noddy and the Hawaiian Monk Seal. I’ve […]

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The Wind of Storm – Hungary

This image of an approaching storm is very special for me, because it’s the last one I photographed on film and it was awarded and exhibited among the best images of the National Geographic Photo […]

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Laniakea Beach at Sunset – Hawaii

I visited the North Shore (Oahu, Hawaii) again on this Wednesday to give another chance for photographing basking turtles. Unfortunately, the turtles didn’t show up, so I decided to photograph the sunset. I set up […]

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