Hawaii

Photographer, artist and filmmaker Olaf Heine shows us Hawaii in all its beauty: the waves, surfers and landscapes. Over several years he travelled the islands and captured in timelessly beautiful photography what interested him. Text in English and German. "We may think we know the island paradise that is Hawaii, but photographer Olaf Heine reveals to us another version. One that is also darker, stranger, and reveals the cracks of our time and the extent of human activity on the island." — Karbn Magazine "New photo book peeks under the Aloha curtain." — Surfer.com Hawai'i is a place of extremes, one of the most bio-diverse and pristine regions on earth. But it is also the land of hula and surfing. Over many years, the well-known German photographer Olaf Heine travelled and documented the wonderful world of Hawaii, creating an impressive photographic oeuvre in the process. Sometimes lively and energetic, sometimes melancholic and sensual, but always monochromatic, he succeeds in capturing the intoxicating attitude to life in connection with the decisive forces of this place. The ocean is omnipresent and the secret architect of Hawaii. Hawaii is about the elemental as well as the spiritual significance of the sea. The lively, constantly changing, restless waves of the Pacific determine the rhythm of the eight islands of Hawaii and their inhabitants. They fuel life here and define the people - whether fishermen, surfers or tourists. Heine describes the interaction between man and nature and the power and values that arise from it in timelessly beautiful photographs. The cracks of our time and the extent of human activity are shown here with the same force as sensuality, diversity and wild unspoiled nature. In Hawaii, we begin to understand what creation means. A…