The Karma Hill Photography Team

I cultivated an amazing team of professional Hawaii Photographers in Maui, Oahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island who share my vision of lovely light captured moments and amazing service. 

No matter which one of our photographers is behind the camera, the images and experience will be amazing! We are one of the few photography teams in Hawaii with a full time professional editor on staff who is an expert in the field.  Each image we edit is professionally reviewed before it gets released to our clients to ensure it fits with our brand and quality standards. We all have a passion for beautiful photos and we look forward to capturing your special moments on Hawaii! 

Karma

Hi! I'm Karma (yes that's my real name). I'm the owner and founding photographer. I have been married for 18 years to Steve, the love of my life and business partner. We moved to Maui from Seattle in 2006, and started Karma Hill Photography shortly thereafter. I still can't get over the fact that we get to live here! I am a mommy to two amazing little boys and I love being the queen of my household. I love bargain shopping for clothes, then spending too much money on food and wine. I am addicted to staycations and island hopping, my second favorite island is Oahu (AKA the island with dim sum and Nordstrom Rack). Chocolate, Target, gel nail manicures and binge worthy Netflix series are my guilty pleasures. I am totally un-athletic but love trying new fitness trends. I couldn't get by without my iPhone and I have an unhealthy obsession with TikTok. I love my job, I love the people I work with and I can't wait to learn more about YOU!

Our MAUI Photographers

Brooke

director of operations

Brooke was born on Maui, Kula to be exact.  Her three favorite things are burritos, baseball, and bulldogs. Anyone else see a pattern there?  "B" is for the BEST, which Brooke definitely is as well as all of her favorite things. Brooke is also a busy sports mom and the best cheerleader/taxi driver a kid could ask for!

Desi

Photographer

An visual artist at heart Desi collects tattoos from her many travels including, Peru, Italy, Australia and Thailand. This creative mom to two kids (who through some crazy twist of fate share the same birthday on different years!)  Is not just clever behind the camera, she is also smart! She Double majored in college in both business and fashion design!

Tenessa

Photographer

Tenessa is originally from San Diego, California. Before finding her passion for photography, she spent quite a bit of time in front of the camera as a background actor on ABC TV and other major networks. She was even in a Six Flags roller coaster commercial and went upside down on various loops over 40 times for several hours!

Samantha

Photographer

Samantha and her sweet personality are from Charleston, South Carolina. She spent 13 years dancing classical ballet. She danced even throughout college, and also designed scenery for plays and musicals!

Angelica

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Jordyn

Vanessa

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Angelica's sweet personality will put you at ease in front of the camera. She is a self professed Marvel nerd (um hello Thor) and when she isn't photographing people or geeking out on Marvel movies you can find her dancing!

One of our talented photo editors, Kelsey makes sure you look your best! She loves animals and spends a lot of her free time with her goat Tupac, who is a bad ass like his name sake, and will head butt you if you get on his nerves. Kelsey also loves diving for shells and has a big collection of these beautiful ocean treasures. 

Jordyn is our all around talented lady. She helps with editing, customer service and is one of our second shooters for larger events. Born and raised on Maui, the beach is her happy place and you will find her there with friends on her days off.  She also loves travelling and of course, photography!

This multi-talented woman just published her first book, an anthology of Latin American writers in the US. She is an extreme sport enthusiast and doesn't go a day without eating chocolate! She loves photography because she see's it as a process of co-creation and can't wait to see what unique thing each client brings to the process. 

When not capturing beautiful images of you, Ev is a skilled pianist! She performed a piano concerto with the Honolulu Symphony in college, played piano since 6 and currently operates a piano studio out of her home with about 15 students!

Photographer

Pinky

Photographer

Pinky Loves chocolate, reading and Marvel movies. She dreamed of being a career dancer, but when a car accident left her with a broken back, she channeled her creative energy into photography.  Pinky is still dancing for fun teaching Zumba, U-Jam, Cize and Pop Pilates.

Mike

Photographer

Originally from the Bay Area of California, Mike has lived on Oahu for 8 years. Mike not only loves photography but is a skilled videographer and even works on the set of Hawaii Five 0! Mike enjoys surfing and playing the drums when he is not behind the camera.

Laura

photographer

An avid hiker and explorer, Laura moved to Oahu from the midwest with her dog and a dream and has not been disappointed getting to work and live in one of the most beautiful places on the planet! When not working, you may find her cruising on her moped in search of the perfect sunset!

Megan

Photographer

Megan is originally from Kauai and after living on Maui for a few years, decided to move to Oahu as her new island home. In her spare time she enjoys making resin art. Turns out photography isn't her only talent, and boy is she talented!

Our OAHU Photographers

Gisselle

Photographer

Gisselle is an artist at heart and loves capturing authentic moments. She loves travel and  and being a mom and homeschool teacher to her toddler son. 

Tetiana

Photographer

Originally from Ukraine Tetiana is happy to be able to call Kona Hawaii her home with her family. Her passion for photography shines through when you interact with her. She is a mom of two with a darling little girl and loves spending time at the beach with her when she is not behind the camera.

Pomaika'i

Photographer

Having grown up on the Big Island, Pomaika'i or Pomai has a love for her island home and loves to share the Aloha in her interactions with our clients. She is mom to a little boy and loves spending time in nature when not behind the camera.

Our Big Island Photographers

Julia

Photographer

Originally from Colorado Julia craved adventure and the ocean and made the move to Kauai in 2020. She has made her home in the islands and added a sweet baby boy to her ohana. We adore her zest for life and her beautiful work.

Keri

Photographer

Kerri has been a professional photographer for over 20 years and loves connecting with the people in front of her lens. This busy mom of three is as talented as she is good at multi-tasking! We are lucky to have her on our team!

Audrey

Photographer

Audrey was born and raised on Kaua'i but loves to travel the world as well. She has always had a love for photography and grew up with a camera in her hand. By the time she graduated High School she was working professionally! 

Our Kauai Photographers

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Thanks for dropping by! I really want our team of professional Maui photographers to be a part of YOUR Maui experience. I like to think our photos speak for themselves, but I really want to give you the backstory on how they look so stunning and why I think our brand is so special. 

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MAUI PHOTOGRAPHERS?

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Our Philosophy

When I first started Karma Hill Photography, I was a one woman band. I did everything: marketing, answering phone calls, shooting, editing, taxes, you name it! I quickly realized that my quality of work went waaay down when I was burning the candle at both ends and editing into the wee hours of the morning. So I cultivated an amazing TEAM of professionals to make sure that each business area was given the attention it needed to be the best. With full time photo editors, office manager, marketing team and some awesome accountants, our team of Maui photographers get to do what we love the best, which is capturing amazing images for our clients!!  

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With a full time in house professional photo editor, your Maui photographer is not sipping wine at 2 in the morning while post processing your photos, you get an EXPERT in post processing. Our editor carefully perfects each photo and completes the magic by always removing distracting people and objects from the background, making sure your skin looks its best by removing shine, blemishes and softening lines. You will never look better than in a photo by the Karma Hill Photography team thanks to the teamwork of our photographers and our post processing geniuses using our proprietary editing techniques! 

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We have photographed well over 2800 events collectively in Maui and Oahu which means we have seen it ALL!! There is nothing we can't handle! We have been operating as professional Hawaii photographers in Maui since 2007. You can count on us to give you the best advice for posing, lighting, location selection, clothing selection and so much more. We are also happy to give you our local advice on the best things to do on Maui for your group! We have repeat clients that hire us every year they come back to Maui, because they love the experience. We love getting to capture their special memories while in Maui.

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Maui, Big Island, Kaua'i or Oahu Portraits?

Our Team is available on All the major Hawaiian Islands: Maui, Big Island (Hawaii Island), Kaua'i and Oahu.
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