Some trips are about adventure. Others are about slowing down long enough to really be present. For the Lookingland family, their Big Island family portrait session was the perfect blend of both… hopeful glances toward the volcano (fingers crossed for lava!) and intentional moments spent soaking in time together, with their sweet boy right at the heart of it all.
Mauna Lani Beach set the scene beautifully for their Big Island family portrait. The light was soft and flattering, the ocean calm and endless, and the air carried that quiet island magic that makes everything feel a little more meaningful. This experience wasn’t about stiff poses or forced smiles; it was about pressing pause. About noticing how small hands fit perfectly into theirs. About capturing the way their boy laughed, ran, and existed so fully in the moment, unaware that these fleeting stages are exactly what parents wish they could hold onto forever!





A Big Island family portrait is especially meaningful when kids are young. Because time moves fast, faster than anyone warns you! One day they’re toddling beside you, the next they’re racing ahead, already becoming who they’re meant to be. Family portraits become proof of love, growth, and connection. They remind us not just what our family looked like, but what it felt like to be right there together. Their son is their whole universe!
















The Lookinglands leaned into their Big Island family portrait session with open hearts and playful energy. There was movement, laughter, sandy toes, and the kind of joy that comes from being fully present. Their son stole the show in the best possible way: curious, happy, and surrounded by the people who love him most.

By the end, it felt less like a photoshoot and more like a memory in the making, one they’ll treasure long after this beautiful Big Island chapter! Mahalo for choosing Karma Hill Photography again for the fourth time! It was an honor to capture these moments for you!
Time Of Day: Morning
Big Island Family Photographers: Tetiana of Karma Hill Photography
Portrait Location On Big Island: Mauna Lani Beach
There’s a certain kind of full-circle beauty in returning to the place where your love story began. And it’s even more special when you bring your three almost-grown kids along for the ride! Twenty-three years ago, the Zachardas came to Maui for their honeymoon. This year, they returned to the same island, this time with
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