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PEARL HARBOR                                                             PHOTO PILGRIMAGE
March 16, 2011




                 Photography opportunity found
                 within a Pacific paradise.
                 By: David Johanson Vasquez

                     Wether your an amateur, pro-      Aloha spirit and charming land-       of my planned travel to Oahu. At
                 fessional, fine-artist or commercial   scapes.                               that time, preliminary stages of
                 photographer, you need to be              On the Island of Oahu Pearl       design were just taking place and
                 resourceful to have viewers take      Harbor has been a great interest      there wasn’t much opportunity in
                 interest in your work.                to me. Some years back, The Por-      photographing the site. Unde-
                     For the past 11 years I have      tico Group, a Seattle architectural   terred, I made arrangements for a
                 made traveling to the Hawaiian        firm began exploratory work to         window seat on a Hawaiian Air-
                 Islands a priority. In this tropic    design a component of World           lines, Boeing 767, that would al-
                 paradise, my experience is one of     War II Valor in the Pacific Na-        low me to take some initial aerial
                 creative renewal, brought on by       tional Monument.                      photographs of Pearl Harbor.
                 inspiration from the Island’s             In 2008, I contacted a princi-    Fortunately,, clear weather al-
                                                       pal architect at Portico with news    lowed me to photograph the


        1
that the project was nearing com-     searched internet images and
                                           pletion. Unfortunately, the dedi-     information that would assist me
                                           cation was taking place a couple      in knowing the site’s geographical
                                           of months before my next flight
                                           to Hawaii was scheduled. So a
                                           local photographer would be
                                           called to shoot the new center.
                                                Undaunted, I asked for the
                                           opportunity to photograph the
                                           visitor center in February, with no
                                           financial obligation to the firm.
                                           The architect agreed to this offer
                                           by providing me with a National
                                                                                 attributes before arriving.
 
                                           Park administration contact in
                                                                                     My flight to Hawaii was
    Monument on approach to
    Honolulu Airport.
       Upon returning from the trip
    to Oahu, my aerial photos were
    emailed to the architect. I fol-
    lowed up with a phone call and




    the feedback, although polite,
    revealed that it was still too early
    in the project for the firm to con-
    sider using photography.               Honolulu.                             pleasant and as the plane was
         If your a dedicated photog-            A couple of weeks before         approaching Oahu I could clearly
    rapher, you realize the impor-         flying to Hawaii, my contact           see Honolulu. However, after de-
    tance of patience and learning         allowed me to view images the         boarding the plane, blue sky had
    from every success as well as fail-    Honolulu photographer took            given way to a partial mixture of
    ure, regardless if it involves tech-   back in December. The photo           dark clouds. Phoning the national
    nical or marketing issues.             coverage was good, with many          park services, contacts, the staff
                                           angles of the new center shot,        informed me the forecast was not
                                           using various times of day for        promising for my intended early
                                           best light. This review confirmed      morning photo shoot. So my plan
                                           my approach would have to be          was to be flexible for the next
                                           different
                                           from
                                           what
                                           was
                                           previ-
                                           ously
                                           used. I
                                           then
                                           re-



        By emailing new samples of
    my photography, I kept in contact
    with Portico and learned last year


2
week, while    my camera on a tripod and be-
                           watching       gan taking a series of carefully
                           local          composed photographs. Soon
                           weather        twilight gave way to sunrise, re-
                           forecasts to   vealing a vibrant panorama
                           take ad-       backdrop of multicolored clouds.
                           vantage of     As morning light lit the visitor
                           the first       center, I joined legions of visitors
                           opportu-       descending upon the open gates.
                           nity for an         The shores of Pearl Harbor,
                                           and the Arizona Memorial, have
                                           continually drawn me into their
                                           honored gates time and time
                                           again. Many members of my
                                           family have served in the mili-
                                           tary, and I’m grateful for their
                                           dedication,
                                           and sacri-
                                           fices dur-
                                           ing enlist-
                                           ment.
                                           What
                                           happened
                                           on an
                                           early De-
                                           cember
    early morning photo session. Af-      morning,
    ter a few relaxing days under a       at this his-
    blend of tropical sun with clouds,    toric site,
    a favorable forecast came in for      brought
    the assignment.                       our coun-
          Traveling in darkness I ar-     try into WWII. The individuals         gave the ultimate sacrifice. An
    rived at the site immersed in sub-    who were under fire here, exem-         unseen force pulls me to this
    tle, predawn light. On a hill I       plify the strongest dedication to      place, and I offer homage to
    discovered after scouting the visi-   preserving and defending our           what happened at his historic site.
    tor center a few days before, I set   nation, particularly those who               Another cause for my interest
                                                                                 in this National Monument is my
                                                                                  appreciation for history. Histori-
                                                                                  cally, the Pearl Harbor attack
                                                                                  represents a great milestone, a
                                                                                  solid beginning of a Pax Ameri-
                                                                                  cana, or the U.S. ascending posi-
                                                                                  tion as undisputed world leader
                                                                                  for the second half of the 20th
                                                                                  Century.
                                                                                       Once inside the Monument’s
                                                                                  entrance helpful park service
                                                                                  staff, who were informed by ad-
                                                                                  ministration officials to allow me
                                                                                  total photographic access., made
                                                                                  their greetings. My morning
                                                                                  work went well, as I was able to
                                                                                  efficiently move about the site,
                                                                                  photographing for several hours,
                                                                                  from all the best angles.
                                                                                       Leaving Pearl Harbor after a
                                                                                  successful shoot, I felt fortunate
                                                                                  the weather had been so coop-


3
erative, as it
                       produced a
                       combination
                       of soft, dif-
                       fused light
                       with interest-
                       ing clouds to
                       ad sky tex-
                       ture.
                           For my
                       remaining
                       visit on
                       Oahu, I had
                       an enjoyable
                       and relaxing
                       time with
                                        while working
                       family and
                                        and playing
                       friends. We
                                        in Hawaii is
                       all came to-
                                        due to this
                       gether for
                                        fusion of
                       couple of
                                        culture tak-
                       nights to
                                        ing place on
                       celebrated
                                        the Islands.
                       my dad’s
                                        Another
                       80th birthday
                                        influence I
                       in Hawaiian
                                        draw from
                       style with
                                        this land is
                       great food,
                                        the constant


                                                                              mediate response was enthusiasm
                                                                              for the photographs presented,
                                                                              along with compliments towards
                                                                              my approach of using subtle light
                                                                              to help illuminate compositions.
                                                                              Two dramatic photographs were
                                                                              purchased at the presentation in
                                                                              order to meet a deadline for an
                                                                              architectural awards competition
                                                                              taking place that week. Within
                                                                              days, additional images were ac-
                                                                              quired from me that featured
                                                                              views not included in the prelimi-
                                                                              nary photography completed last
                                                                              December.
    live music and Hula dancing.        vibrant growth of plant life, along      This photographic experience
            Of course I found some      with continuos volcanic activity      was a classic lesson in fortitude,
    time for my personal photography    which never slows down and cre-       persistence, and not giving up, no
    work. Hawaii has some remark-       ates new land on a daily bases.       matter what the apparent odds
    able subject matter, which is al-        Upon returning to a cold         are.
    ways worth discovering. Beside      winter in Seattle, several days            Mahalo nui loa!
    the gorgeous tropical landscapes,   went by before a meeting could
    there are urban scenes with         be scheduled with the Portico
    blends of Ocean, South Pacific,      Group. Once the meeting did
    Asian and North American cul-       take place, a couple of lead archi-
    tures that create a unique, Pan-    tects, along with the group’s mar-
    Pacific experience. Perhaps the      keting manager reviewed the pho-
    sense of renewal I experience       tographs I brought in. The im-


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Pearl Harb Photo Essay 2011 Pdf

  • 1. PEARL HARBOR PHOTO PILGRIMAGE March 16, 2011 Photography opportunity found within a Pacific paradise. By: David Johanson Vasquez Wether your an amateur, pro- Aloha spirit and charming land- of my planned travel to Oahu. At fessional, fine-artist or commercial scapes. that time, preliminary stages of photographer, you need to be On the Island of Oahu Pearl design were just taking place and resourceful to have viewers take Harbor has been a great interest there wasn’t much opportunity in interest in your work. to me. Some years back, The Por- photographing the site. Unde- For the past 11 years I have tico Group, a Seattle architectural terred, I made arrangements for a made traveling to the Hawaiian firm began exploratory work to window seat on a Hawaiian Air- Islands a priority. In this tropic design a component of World lines, Boeing 767, that would al- paradise, my experience is one of War II Valor in the Pacific Na- low me to take some initial aerial creative renewal, brought on by tional Monument. photographs of Pearl Harbor. inspiration from the Island’s In 2008, I contacted a princi- Fortunately,, clear weather al- pal architect at Portico with news lowed me to photograph the 1
  • 2. that the project was nearing com- searched internet images and pletion. Unfortunately, the dedi- information that would assist me cation was taking place a couple in knowing the site’s geographical of months before my next flight to Hawaii was scheduled. So a local photographer would be called to shoot the new center. Undaunted, I asked for the opportunity to photograph the visitor center in February, with no financial obligation to the firm. The architect agreed to this offer by providing me with a National attributes before arriving. Park administration contact in My flight to Hawaii was Monument on approach to Honolulu Airport. Upon returning from the trip to Oahu, my aerial photos were emailed to the architect. I fol- lowed up with a phone call and the feedback, although polite, revealed that it was still too early in the project for the firm to con- sider using photography. Honolulu. pleasant and as the plane was If your a dedicated photog- A couple of weeks before approaching Oahu I could clearly rapher, you realize the impor- flying to Hawaii, my contact see Honolulu. However, after de- tance of patience and learning allowed me to view images the boarding the plane, blue sky had from every success as well as fail- Honolulu photographer took given way to a partial mixture of ure, regardless if it involves tech- back in December. The photo dark clouds. Phoning the national nical or marketing issues. coverage was good, with many park services, contacts, the staff angles of the new center shot, informed me the forecast was not using various times of day for promising for my intended early best light. This review confirmed morning photo shoot. So my plan my approach would have to be was to be flexible for the next different from what was previ- ously used. I then re- By emailing new samples of my photography, I kept in contact with Portico and learned last year 2
  • 3. week, while my camera on a tripod and be- watching gan taking a series of carefully local composed photographs. Soon weather twilight gave way to sunrise, re- forecasts to vealing a vibrant panorama take ad- backdrop of multicolored clouds. vantage of As morning light lit the visitor the first center, I joined legions of visitors opportu- descending upon the open gates. nity for an The shores of Pearl Harbor, and the Arizona Memorial, have continually drawn me into their honored gates time and time again. Many members of my family have served in the mili- tary, and I’m grateful for their dedication, and sacri- fices dur- ing enlist- ment. What happened on an early De- cember early morning photo session. Af- morning, ter a few relaxing days under a at this his- blend of tropical sun with clouds, toric site, a favorable forecast came in for brought the assignment. our coun- Traveling in darkness I ar- try into WWII. The individuals gave the ultimate sacrifice. An rived at the site immersed in sub- who were under fire here, exem- unseen force pulls me to this tle, predawn light. On a hill I plify the strongest dedication to place, and I offer homage to discovered after scouting the visi- preserving and defending our what happened at his historic site. tor center a few days before, I set nation, particularly those who Another cause for my interest in this National Monument is my appreciation for history. Histori- cally, the Pearl Harbor attack represents a great milestone, a solid beginning of a Pax Ameri- cana, or the U.S. ascending posi- tion as undisputed world leader for the second half of the 20th Century. Once inside the Monument’s entrance helpful park service staff, who were informed by ad- ministration officials to allow me total photographic access., made their greetings. My morning work went well, as I was able to efficiently move about the site, photographing for several hours, from all the best angles. Leaving Pearl Harbor after a successful shoot, I felt fortunate the weather had been so coop- 3
  • 4. erative, as it produced a combination of soft, dif- fused light with interest- ing clouds to ad sky tex- ture. For my remaining visit on Oahu, I had an enjoyable and relaxing time with while working family and and playing friends. We in Hawaii is all came to- due to this gether for fusion of couple of culture tak- nights to ing place on celebrated the Islands. my dad’s Another 80th birthday influence I in Hawaiian draw from style with this land is great food, the constant mediate response was enthusiasm for the photographs presented, along with compliments towards my approach of using subtle light to help illuminate compositions. Two dramatic photographs were purchased at the presentation in order to meet a deadline for an architectural awards competition taking place that week. Within days, additional images were ac- quired from me that featured views not included in the prelimi- nary photography completed last December. live music and Hula dancing. vibrant growth of plant life, along This photographic experience Of course I found some with continuos volcanic activity was a classic lesson in fortitude, time for my personal photography which never slows down and cre- persistence, and not giving up, no work. Hawaii has some remark- ates new land on a daily bases. matter what the apparent odds able subject matter, which is al- Upon returning to a cold are. ways worth discovering. Beside winter in Seattle, several days Mahalo nui loa! the gorgeous tropical landscapes, went by before a meeting could there are urban scenes with be scheduled with the Portico blends of Ocean, South Pacific, Group. Once the meeting did Asian and North American cul- take place, a couple of lead archi- tures that create a unique, Pan- tects, along with the group’s mar- Pacific experience. Perhaps the keting manager reviewed the pho- sense of renewal I experience tographs I brought in. The im- 4