World in my eyes: Siobhan Halstead Photography

Inspire: Paia, Maui

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Magic Island, Honolulu

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:38:00 +0000

We return thanks to our mother, the earth, with sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases. We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters, the beans and squash, which give us life. We return thanks to the bushes and trees, which provide us with fruit. We return thanks to the wind, which, moving the air, has banished diseases. We return thanks to the moon and the stars, which have given us their light when the sun was gone. We return thanks to the rain. We return thanks to the sun, that has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye. Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in whom is embodied all goodness, and who directs all things for the good of his children.

An Iroquois Prayer for Thanksgiving

Town Kaimuki

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:33:00 +0000

Whenever I am on Oahu, I always try to go to TOWN, this funky little restaurant, in the Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu. They are very creative with the local, fresh, organic ingredients they use. ©Siobhan Halstead 2012

Ho Hum Bear

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Dia de los muertos

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Dia de los muertos (Day of the Dead) detail, taken in Portalan Oregon some years ago. Dia de los muertos is a Mexican holiday where family and friends pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is more of a celebration, rather than a time of sadness. Graves are tended to, altars are built, there are picnics in the graveyard and special feast foods are prepared.

Copyright © 2012 Siobhan Halstead.

Honey bee in flight

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:40:00 +0000

Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000

This is a special night in many cultures, including Ireland. A time to honor our ancestors, enter the dark mystery of winter and await the birth of the son/sun. You can read more about Samhain here and here. Copyright © 2012 Siobhan Halstead.

Calaca detail

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:24:00 +0000

Getting in the spirit!

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Broom rides 5¢

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Pretty little pumpkin!

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0000

It's Fall Y'all

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Tonight! Erotica Poetry Slam & Costume Ball

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:30:00 +0000

This annual event is happening Thursday, October 25th at 9:30pm at Casanova's in Makawao, Maui. This photo is of the amazing Rachel Deboer and was taken in 2009.

Erotica Poetry Slam & Costume Ball

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:30:00 +0000

This annual event is happening Thursday, October 25th at 9:30pm at Casanova's in Makawao. This photo is of the lovely Melanie Seeley and was taken in 2009.

Erotica Poetry Slam & Costume Ball

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:30:00 +0000

This annual event is happening Thursday, October 25th at 9:30pm at Casanova's in Makawao. This photo is of the fierce Karen Stavash and was taken in 2010.

Maui Portrait Holiday special

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:26:00 +0000

Yes, that is me in the photo!

Startfruit and ginger chip salad recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:43:00 +0000

A friend's start fruit tree is producing like mad and inspired this recipe: 2 apples, cored and diced (that's a pink pearl apple in the picture), 1 white nectarine-chopped, 2 bananas-chopped, 6 Starfruit-sliced, seeds from 1/2 pomegranate, squirt of lime juice, sprinkle of Ginger People chips.

Maui: Jackson Chameleon

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Project Unbreakable

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0000

"One out of three women on the planet will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. That’s one billion women!" Eve Ensler, quoted from Yes Magazine. Photographer Grace Brown gives victims a voice with Project Unbreakable. She is photographing survivors of sexual attacks holding signs with the words of their attackers or others who shamed them. I like that she is addressing both the violence and the victim-shaming. Read an article about the project here

Maui: Pincushion Protea

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:48:00 +0000

Purple Fairy path

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Princess Flowers or Tibouchina semidecandra, carpeting the path into the other world at the Kula Botanical Garden. You can buy this print and ones like it at www.siobhanhalstead.com. Copyright © 2012 Siobhan Halstead.

Social Justice Via Photography

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Migrant Mother by Dorthea Lange, 1936. During her time as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration (1935 to 1939), her work brought the plight of the poor and forgotten — particularly sharecroppers, displaced farm families, and migrant workers — to public attention.

Ya know how doctors make the worst patients?

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +0000

I am so excited and nervous, because today I am on the other side of the lens. My fiance and I are being photographed by Jessica Pearl to celebrate our engagement. I am stoked to be working with her, because she is a talented photographer. I know we are in good hands.

Maui: Ginkgo biloba

noreply@blogger.com (Siobhan Halstead Photography) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000