PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
I love talking with people to understand who they are and how I can capture their vision. It's truly an honor when someone invites me to be part of a significant time in their lives.
I am blessed to create photographs of these milestones, such as engagements, elopements, honeymoons, anniversaries, graduating senior portraits, and family portraits on Maui.
As a Maui photographer with a photographic craftsman (Cr.Photog.) degree and a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation, I established my full service photography studio in 2008, and have since become known as one of the top photographers on Maui for the luxury market.
I am named after my great grandfather, well-known Virginia based architect, Aubrey Chesterman. I began my career as a fine art photographer.
I am passionate about stunning locations and love connecting with the people I photograph. What's my style? I try to combine my passion for design, emotion, movement, light and a sense of place to each of my images. I truly love what I do and capturing photographs full of life.
ABOUT ME
- I am a glamorous 6’ woman trapped in a 5’ body with an 8' personality. Wearing pearl earrings is a tribute to my Southern heritage, and I refuse to apologize for loving hot pink.
- I believe Nature + Untouched = Perfection.
- I discovered a handshake could change your life forever when His Royal Highness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, took my hand in his. It showed me that love and compassion can change the world.
- My favorite yoga pose is on the sandy ocean floor, eyes closed, listening to humpback whales singing for as long as I can hold my breath.
- Like my dad, I enjoy a good practical joke and I am proud to say I travel with a pair of fake buck teeth in my purse for those perfectly spontaneous occasions.
- My love of international travel started with a trip to England. Since then, I have lived, worked, studied and traveled to 15 countries on five continents. My favorite travel experiences included photographing mountain gorillas in Uganda, diving in surreal Palau, working with the Carib Indians in Dominica, diving the coast of Sulawesi, living and studying on the tiny island of Kalymnos in Greece, capturing the people and rural life in Ukraine and photographing majestic New Zealand. I have also enjoyed bold adventures in Pohnpei, Kosrae, Fiji, Bali, France, Australia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
- I never leave home without a colorful bikini, comfy flip-flops and a plush beach towel just in case a soft sandy beach seduces me. I am happiest when I am wet, sandy, sweaty or muddy. That's the sign of a great adventure.
- I believe Maui sunsets were created to enhance a bottle of chilled Veuve Clicquot, a bucket of fried chicken and Ghirardelli dark chocolate with salted caramel.
- My husband and I currently enjoy life on Maui with our "career change" yellow lab between the island's white sand beaches and the slopes of Haleakala Crater.
MY EXPERIENCE
I have been blessed with many invitations and opportunities in my life and career as one of Maui's top photographers:
- As seen in Vanity Fair UK, People, Us Weekly and E! News.
- Featured in the LA Times.
- Listed as one of Maui's best photographers in the Absolute Maui book.
- Photography instructor at University of Hawaii Maui College and the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center currently teaching photography courses.
- Selected to photograph the late U.S. Senator from Hawaii and Medal of Honor recipient, Daniel K. Inouye, the highest-ranking Asian American politician in U.S. history
- Interviewed by National Public Radio's Hawaii Public Radio and the Professional Photographers of America for my work as an artist and photographer.
- Maui Headshot Project Featured on HI Now Daily and Living 808 television shows as well as Hawaii Public Radio and The Maui News.
- Featured photographer in the Hawaii Romance Guide, Hawaii Tourism Oceania Romance and Discovery Magazines and Hawaii Tourism Canada Magazine as a partner with Hawaii Tourism Oceania and Hawaii Tourism Canada.
- Photos regularly featured in the Maui News, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine, On Maui Magazine and Centerpiece Magazine.
- Photographs have been featured in Vanity Fair UK, United Airlines' Hemispheres Magazine, Delta Airlines' Sky Magazine, International Traveller Magazine (AU), Lei Magazine, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met Magazine, West Jet Magazine, Zoomer Magazine, Wing Travel Japan, Hawaiian Airlines Hana Hou Magazine, Hawaii Magazine, Air New Zealand's Kia Ora Magazine Alaska Airlines Magazine, IMDB, Maui Wedding Planner and Honeymoon & Destination Wedding Professionals.
- Still photographer and cast for Maui's first motion picture comedy entitled "Get a Job" featuring Hawaii's top entertainers and celebrities.
- Photographs are currently exhibited at the Te Papa National Museum of New Zealand, Oahu's Queen's Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Maui.
- My fine art portfolio can be viewed at www.thevisualspa.com.
- Portrait photographs published in the Faces of Hawaii book 2009, 2010, 2011 for HI Art Magazine.
As a 1% for the Planet Business Member, we donate 1% of annual company revenue back to environmental non-profits in our community. This includes several 1% For the Planet Non-Profit Partners in the Hawaiian Islands including The Nature Conservancy Hawaii, Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter, East Maui Watershed Partnership, West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project Haleakala Conservancy, the Kipahulu Ohana, Uhiwai O Haleakala, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and the Waipa Foundation. During the devastating wildfires in Australia, we also donated to Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organization, WIRES | NSW Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service.
PPA Photographic Craftsman (Cr.Photog.) and a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) based in Hawaii. Active member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), American Society of Photographers (ASP) and member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and American Photographic Artists (APA).
As the principal photographer for the Maui Arts and Cultural Center for over a decade, I had the honor of capturing musical icons including musical legends and celebrities from Hawaii and around the globe including:
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Aerosmith |
America |
Boz Scaggs |
