I really enjoyed meeting this family for their Maui photography session at Polo Beach in Wailea. Everyone was so excited to be on vacation together and the kids were so much fun!

We started out in the lobby of the Fairmont Kea Lani Resort – I love that bamboo forest!And the girls’ red hair? LOVE!

Polo Beach Maui Photographer

Then we made our way down to Polo Beach – I love this beach for several reasons – the golden sand, the lack of people (most of the time), and the rocks off to the South end are some of my favorite!

Mahalo “F” Family for choosing Photography by Mariah Milan as your Maui Photographer!

Loved every minute of this joyful session on such a gorgeous morning in Wailea.

The nice thing about Maui is that most photographers get along. And I’m fortunate to have a group of fabulous photographer friends here. It’s wonderful to know that there are other mom-photographers who are going through the same things that I am – trying to balance work, home, and kids. This job, after all, is similar to motherhood in that it is 24/7. Our images become somewhat our “babies” and we care for them and take pride in them and hone our skills to release our images out into the world.

Meet Karma – a beautiful, fabulous, talented fellow Maui photographer and her adorable family. I was so thrilled that she asked to go to Old Maui High. The ruins of Old Maui High are located in an old camp called Hamakuapoko – which doesn’t even exist anymore. It lies abandoned in the middle of a sugar cane field. It’s still glorious and beautiful despite it’s age. As a teenager, this was a favorite place for me to hang out. I always felt peaceful here – though it looked very different back then!

Old Maui High before Restoration [image from oldmauihigh.org

It was an absolutely glorious afternoon for a Maui photographers session. I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s so wonderful to capture these moments for a fellow Maui Photographer. All too often we’re the ones behind the lens. It’s so nice to have images with US enjoying our families!!

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Sweet baby Kassidy is One! This session was a referral session – which is so much fun and so rewarding for me. Two incredibly sweet families sent me this family.

It was a beautiful morning at Kapalua Bay for their Maui photography session. Kassidy is such a doll baby. She loved the sand and had an adorable wobbly baby walk. Both of her parents are completely smitten – they are such a sweet family!

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This family was so close to my heart. Their children are the exact ages of mine – 5 years, 3 years, and nearly 2 years. I was both excited and scared all at the same time. If you know my kids, they pretty much bolt whenever the camera comes out. So I didn’t know what to expect of these three cuties.

They are actually pretty identical to my own. Fun, cute, crazy, adorable, silly, and sweet. I got a great workout chasing these three around Poolenalena beach. We got an incredible sunset! Sure makes this Maui Photographer a happy camper to walk away from a session with new friends.

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Today I’m playing “ketchup” as my daughter puts it. I’d like to share two awesome Maui photography sessions tonight!

I met this first family at Big Beach in Makena for a beautiful sunset photo session. It was truly special because there was a large crowd gathered on the beach and we were trying to figure out what it was for. Turns out that it was a release for baby turtles! In all my life living here, I have never seen this before.

This family was so much fun – I truly enjoyed being their Maui photographer!

A portion of this Maui photography session was donated The Maui Humane Society

This next session was another great family. We met for a sunset session at Baby Beach in Lahaina town. The tide was low and the water was like glass. We had a really unique, hazy sunset and beautiful light!

Daughter, Ashley, makes beautiful tutus and head pieces for girls as well as really neat recycled crayons! Check out her Etsy shop!

A portion of this Maui photography session was donated to The Maui Food Bank.

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This lovely family was my first family of 2012! The session came about last minute and I was amazed at how they found me – the Siri iPhone search! I think I need to get my hands on the new iPhone

I loved how this family was spending their Maui Vacation – nice and leisurely. We had so much fun heading to the lava point near Kapalua Bay and exploring areas that I can only go to with older children and adults. The light was beautiful and we had a lovely sunset at the end.

Thank you so much, “S” Family for spending the first day of 2012 on a photo shoot with me during your Maui vacation! A portion of this session was donated to Hospice Maui on your behalf.

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This maui photo session was such a joy! Extended families are so amazing to work with because they often haven’t seen each other in quite some time. This particular family flew to Maui for their Maui Photo Session from Ohio, Colorado, and Florida!

The kids were absolutely adorable and so sweet. I really enjoyed being on the beach with everyone for their Maui photo session. A big thank you to them for their patience in the editing process. Unfortunately, my youngest came down with a yucky cold last week which pretty much put all editing on hold.

Check out the beautiful images we captured!

 5% of this Maui Photo Session was donated to The Maui Food Bank.

5% of this session was donated to The Maui Food Bank

It was a windy day at Kapalua Bay and we had some cloud cover as well. We even got a few sprinkles, but the cloud cover made for some nice light refraction when it came time for sunset. I love the orange/yellow glow that was everywhere!

A portion of this session was donated the Maui Humane Society.

A portion of this session was donated to the Kalolo Faiva Fund.