Maui by Photo

Aloha and E Komo Mai, Maui Fans!

Maui by Photo lets your relive your Maui vacations without leaving home. Browse pictures, talk story, and share your favorite memories from paradise with other fans of the island.

I invite you to take a moment to read through the info below to learn a little more about this site.

 

What is Maui by Photo?

Maui by Photo is a new site that aims to bring back all your favorite memories of vacations to the Valley Isle through my extensive photo collection. Take a trip down memory lane and revisit the beauty and magic of Maui without leaving the comfort of home (of course, I’m sure you’d rather visit in person, if you could).

By covering a wide range of Maui activities and locations, from the road to Hana to beaches all across the island, I’m hoping this virtual tour will spark vivid memories of your past vacations to Maui, and maybe even inspire you to return to the island that you love. At the very least, adding a little Aloha into your day can also go a long way, too.

 

What can I do here?

Talk story with fellow Maui lovers.

One of my goals for this site is to create a place for Maui visitors and locals alike to be able to Talk Story about some of their favorite parts of the island. It’s obvious that images of Maui alone are worth more than a thousand words, but there’s even more value in connecting with other Maui fans and sharing your own personal Maui memories with others. I don’t know about you, but I certainly could Talk Story about Maui for hours on end.

Read more on how to share your stories.

 

No Travel Advice Here

There are already a ton of great Hawaii travel resources and blogs out there, so the last thing I wanted to do was create yet another site to play in the field. Those types of blogs consume a lot of time and energy, and I admire the dedicated individuals who make that their passion and their mission.

Having said that, if you are here looking for travel advice, you’re not totally out of luck. Through the power of the Blogosphere and Twitter, I have been fortunate enough to interface with many of those dedicated and passionate bloggers, and can certainly recommend the best of the best to make your Hawaii travel planning and research that much easier.

 

Staying Connected

Like most blogs, we offer RSS feeds to help you stay informed of new posts here at Maui by Photo. In addition finding out when new photos and locations are added, I think you’ll find more value in tracking the conversation here as well. To do that, subscribe to the Comments feed to read what other people are saying about the different topics here.

 

Who are you?

My name is Kris Nelson, nice to meet you.

The history of my journeys to Maui was certainly unexpected while growing up playing hockey in the Chicagoland area. While I wish I lived in Maui, and hope to some day, I’m still here on the mainland living in the Midwest. More details about me and my other work online coming soon.

 

Contacting Me

The best way to contact me regarding this site is with on Twitter by following @MauiByPhoto. Not on Twitter yet? That’s okay, but you should really consider joining because there are so many great Hawaii fans on Twitter that you just have to meet.

Twitter not your, thing? Maybe you’re on Facebook instead? If you like our site, come join us on Facebook and show your support by becoming a fan.

For those not on Twitter or Facebook, feel free to contact me the “old fashion way” at mauibyphoto@gmail.com.

 

More Coming Soon

The Big Island wasn’t built in a day, so even though this site is up and running, there’s still work to be done. While I’m launching with less than 100 photos, and about 2 dozen posts, the “finished” product is going to be much larger than that. There’s so much beauty and many more things that the geek in me wants to incorporate here, it’s going to be awhile until they all make it online.

What does that all mean to you? Well, I’m just saying you’ll need to come back often to check for some of the new features I’m hoping to add soon.

 

A Big Mahalo

Lastly, I just wanted to extend a big Mahalo to you for taking the time to visit my site, read this page, and perhaps leave a few comments here and there about your favorite parts of Maui. During my travels to the Valley Isle and my interactions with other bloggers and on Twitter, I have been fortunate to meet so many great people that I otherwise would not have had the joy of knowing. In doing so, my love and admiration of Maui has grown substantially as a result, and I hope this site has some of the same effects on you.

Aloha and Mahalo,
– Kris Nelson

Photo by the wonderful Natalie Brown, and used here with permission.

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