About Us

Hawaii Photo Shooters is a digital photography club for beginners and mentors. Members believe that everyone can help each other by sharing their particular area of expertise or special places to photograph.

Digital photography today is a complex mix of both art and computer software. Club meetings will feature a speaker who will present basic lessons involving either the art or science of digital photography. In addition, we will share our digital photographs or slide shows, as well as tips about photo shooting that we have learned. Outings are planned so that members can practice what they have learned.

We meet on the 2nd Thursdays of each month at the Komohana Agriculture Research & Extension Center, 875 Komohana St., Hilo, HI 96720. Outings will be planned for each month announced either via email or at the club meetings.

Photographs taken Master Gardener Plant Sale and ʻOhia Love Fest on January 25, 2025

"View from Above" by Susan Miyasaka

"Nainoa and Hanulipo at ʻOhia display" by Susan Miyasaka

Good news: 20% of ʻOhia populations show resistance to Rapid Ohia Death (ROD)!

"Kathy, Kathryn, and Charles of Hilo Orchid Society" by Susan Miyasaka

Note: Kathy is new president of society and she plans to invite us to take photographs at next Hilo Orchid Show.

"Hawaii Environmental Restoration" by Toby Hazel

"UHH Botanical Garden" by Toby Hazel

"Mauna Kea Forest" by Toby Hazel

"Master Gardeners' Plant Sale" by Ken Jackson

"Cacao display" by Ken Jackson

"Aloe" by Ken Jackson

Photographs taken at Opening Reception for Wailoa Fountain Gallery Exhibit "Hawaii Island: By Light and By Pen", January 16, 2026

Group photo: Daniel, Susan, Toby, Leomi, Chris, Lee, and Ken

By Jean Schechtman

Group photo: Daniel, Susan, Toby, Leomi, Chris and Lee

By Ken Jackson

"Daniel" by Ken Jackson

"Susan, Randall (Pau Hana Writer), and Lee"

By Ken Jackson

"Jean and Lee Schechtman" by Ken Jackson

"Susan and Leomi" by Ken Jackson

"Stephen (Pau Hana Writers) and Daniel" by Susan Miyasaka

Group photo of Pau Hana Writers: (l to r) Suzanne, Randall, Susan, Stephen, Leomi, and Alan" by Nathan Friday

Photographs taken at UHH Botanical Garden during a tour with Dr. Don Hemmes, February 8, 2025

You can view Bud's video ("UH Hilo Botanical Garden") on YouTube at Bud's Underwater World.

"UH Hilo Botanical Garden" by Bud Kinsey

"Chris, Delores, Lisa, Bud, Joe, and Don at UHH Botanical Garden" by Susan Miyasaka

"Macrozamia lucida male cones" by Susan Miyasaka

"Chris and Roseann" by Joe Poellot

"Bromelia (cycad)" by Joe Poellot

"Bromeliad (Cycad) in Black & White" by Joe Poellot

Photographs of Hawaii Photo Shooter members taken by Daniel Berke using his Drone, September 12, 2024

"Hawaii Photo Shooters" by Daniel Berke

"Hawaii Photo Shooters: Look up!" by Daniel Berke

"Hawaii Photo Shooters: Like Ants!" by Daniel Berke

Photo Outing to Shewmaker's Sculpture Garden on March 16, 2024

"Chris photographing Conchatus" by Joe Poellot

"Self-portrait" by Chris King

"Joe photographing Conchatus" by Chris King

"Joe shooting Covid Man" by Susan Miyasaka

"Joe in Vita" by Susan Miyasaka

"Susan through Vita" by Joe Poellot

"Ken photographing Vita" by Chris King

"Ken and Vita" by Joe Poellot

"Ken in Circus" by Susan Miyasaka

Winner of Lucky Drawing for Blue-footed Booby cap from Galapagos!

"Chris King wearing a Blue-footed Booby cap from Galapagos Islands!"

Outing to Kaulana Manu Nature Trial on November 18, 2023

"Susan, Kristen, and Chris" by Joseph Poellot

"Susan, Kristen, and Joe" by Chris King

"Joe and Chris at Kaulana Manu Nature Trail" by Susan Miyasaka

"Chris at Kaulana Manu Nature Trail" by Susan Miyasaka

"Joe in Action!" by Chris King

"Susan taking pictures with a Cell phone" by Chris King

Walk for the Wild at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, October 14, 2023

"Chris at Start of Walk" by Susan Miyasaka

"Roseann at Volunteer T-shirt table" by Susan Miyasaka

"JB: Shaka!" by Susan Miyasaka

"Susan, Paparazzi in action!" by Roseann Leiner

Night Photo Shoot at Steam Vents, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

"View from Steaming Bluffs" by Stephen Clark

People Portrait Photo Outing to Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens, August 6, 2022

"Eye of Mary" by Ken Jackson

"Toby" by Joseph Poellet

"Peekaboo" by Ken Jackson

"Susan" by Joseph Poellet

"Joe, Chillinʻ with Tigers" by Mary Konczyk

"Ken and Camera" by Mary Konczyk

"Ken, Our Fearless Leader" by Susan Miyasaka

"Joe and Red Jade Vines" by Susan Miyasaka

"Susan & Mary & Red Jade Vines" By Joseph Poellet

"Toby and Camera" by Mary Konczyk

"Action, lights, camera!" by Susan Miyasaka

"Toby & Susan" by Ken Jackson

"Shot in the Dark" Photo Outing to downtown Hilo on 1st Friday, March 6, 2020

"Night Photo Shooters: Ken, Chris, Susan x 2, Lynnette, Phil and JB" by Susan Miyasaka's camera

"Susan setting up the camera for a timed group shot" by Ken Jackson

"Figuring out settings: Ken & Susan" by Lynnette Silva

"Lynnette taking a cell phone picture" by Susan Miyasaka

"Sugar Coast Candy: Susan M. and Susan O." by Lynnette Silva

"Susan at the Candy store" by Lynnette Silva

"Susan O. in action" by Ken Jackson

"Hilo Paparazzi: Phil and Susan" by Ken Jackson

"Night Photo Shooters: Lynette and Susan O." by Susan Miyasaka

"Looking up! JB, Susan, and Ken (l to r)" by Chris King

"Night Photo Shooter: JB" by Lynnette Silva

"Night Photo Shooter: JB" by Ken Jackson

"Susan taking shots of Two Rogues in Hilo" by Chris King

"Two Rogues in Hilo: Ken and Lynnette" by Susan Miyasaka

Holiday Pot-luck Get-together, December 12, 2019

"Happy Recipients of Gift Exchange: Lynnette, Ellen & Susan"

"Focused on Slide Shows: Lynnette, Ellen & Toby"

"Selfie! Ken Jackson by Ken Jackson"

Photo Outing to Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden on October 19, 2019

"Harry and Ken" taken by Susan Miyasaka with Harry's mirrorless Nikon camera

"Liquid Sunshine: Susan" by Harry Messenheimer

"One hand on umbrella and one hand on camera: Ken taking pictures in the rain" by Susan Miyasaka

"The Big Game Hunter, Ken Jackson" by Toby Hazel

"Harry the Rainmaker" by Susan Miyasaka

Photo Outing to Hilo Orchid Show on June 29, 2019

"Ken and Glen" by Chris King

Sunrise photo Outing to Honoli`i on April 20, 2019

Photo Outing to Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens on March 31, 2019

Holiday Get-together on Dec. 13, 2018

Ellen, Chris, Rick & Amy (l-r)" by Ken Jackson.

Photo outing to Mauna Kea sunrise and Palila Forest Discovery Trail on July 14, 2018

"Breakfast and Fellowship half-way up the Mountain" by Susan Miyasaka.

"Serious Birders" by Tamara Brown;

"Happy Birders" by Tamara Brown;

Night Photo Shoot at Halema`uma`u Crater, 4/14/18

"`Twas a Dark & Stormy night: Lee and Jean" by Susan Miyasaka.

"Fellowship: Nathaniel, JB, and Ken" by Susan Miyasaka.

"Elizabeth" by Susan Miyasaka.

"Bright spot of color: Katie" by Susan Miyasaka.

Photo Outing 2 to Harry's Garden

Photo Outing 1 to Harry's Garden

"Crazy Photographers Shooting in the Rain" by Ellen Train.

"In the Teeth of the Famous Veteran's Day Storm" by Harry Messenheimer.

Portrait Lighting Session by Jeff Ikeda at Nov. meeting

"Lighting, Action, Camera!"; "Ellen" by Susan Miyasaka.

"Susan L" by Susan Miyasaka.

Photo Outing at Kailua-Kona in 28-29 October 2017

"Angel and Norman at Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary" by Lee Schechtman;

"Ellen at Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary" by Susan Miyasaka;

"Rick at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park";

"Pauline at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park" by Susan Miyasaka;

Underwater Photo Outing at Richardson Beach Park in 2017

"Susan" by Mary Bowman-DeMent.

"Nancy" by Mary Bowman-DeMent.

Photo Outing at Zoo on May 21, 2017.

Joint photo Outing at Pana`ewa Rainforest and Zoo on May 2 with Hilo Photo Club (HPC). Left to right: Doug (HPC), Lee (HPS & HPC), Pauline (HPS), Susan (bottom, HPS), Lynnette (top, HPS), Steve (HPC), Claudia (HPC), and Linda (HPC).