Portfolious

2010 “Kindred Spirits” (HUGS)

•  “Hawaiian News: ProjectFocus, Hawaii News Now, 6/30/10

2009 “The Resilient Spirit” (Hale Kipa)

Print
•  “ProjectFocus Hawaii” ʻReal Word” Magazine by Shawn Nakamoto, 2/04/10
• “On the Scene” by John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 9/11/09
• “Lives Captured on the Rebound” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/30/09
• ” Style Focus” by Nadine Kam, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/30/09
• “Shining Stars” Honolulu Star Bulletin, 1/31/09

Web
• “Pacific Superheroes” 1/29/09

2008 “Reawakening” (Ka Hale Ho’Ala Hou No Na Wahine) & The Women’s Community Correctional Center

• Putting Life in Focus, John Heckathorn Column Star Bulletin, 9/7/08
• ProjectFocus in Ben Wood’s Column Star Bulletin, 8/23/08
• “The Focus Turns to Moms in Prison” Star Bulletin, 6/24/08
• “A Honolulu nonprofit funds groups that aid women and children” Star Bulletin, 5/13/08

• “Children’s Photos Tear at the Heart “ by Lee Cataluna, Honolulu Advertiser, 1/15/08
• “Stories From the Eyes of Children “ Midweek, 1/9/2008
• “Healing with Photography” by John Berger: On The Scene, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/28/07
• “Kids Express their Feelings Through Pictures” by Roger Mari KITV, 8/19/2007
• “Lost & Found through ProjectFocus” by Melissa Chang, My Advertiser.com, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/20/07
• “Seeing Kid’s Pain” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/19/07

• “Visual Eyes” by Becky Maltby, Honolulu Weekly, 8/16/2006
• “Christianna and Her Camera” Hawai’i Girls Court web site, 8/18/06
• On the Scene: “Giving Voice” by John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/22/06
• “Images of Hope” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/21/06
• “Young Lives in Focus” by Catherine E. Toth, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/16/06
• “Positives from Negatives” by Katherine Nichols, HONOLULU Magazine, 5/06
• “ProjectFocus Receives Campbell Grant” by Ben Wood: Wood Craft, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 2/25/06
• “Children’s Photo Project Gets Grant”, Honolulu Advertiser, 2/23/06
• “Amazing Kids” by Alyse Rome, Amazing Kids Web Site, 2/06

• “The Faces of Ohana” by Betty Shimbukuro, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 11/11/05
• “Deluged with Honors” by John Heckathorn: What the Heck?, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 10/28/05
• “Children’s Lives come into Focus” by James Gonser, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/12/05

The kids just created their own pin hole cameras at La Pietra School. It was really cool. They took their film into the darkroom and exposed their images (self-portraits).

The images created were very personal expressions and the kids put a lot of themselves in the process. But they also had a lot of fun learning this most basic of photographic techniques.

Basically, pin hole cameras just allow a bit of light in to expose an image onto paper over time. It can create some really fantastic photographs. We’ll be sure to post them soon.