sarah lee » life http://blog.vivantvie.com underwater, surf, and lifestyle photography Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:53:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 FEBRUARY http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/02/28/february2013/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/02/28/february2013/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:26:46 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=10393 February was … fantastic.    Island exploring, island hopping, swimming with dolphins, and spending a lot of quality time in the water.

malia caldwell floating in a tide pool in hawaii view of mauna kea beach hotel from the water hawaii_longboard_sunset_gopro_003 alison teal awaiting a set during sunset celebrating a great day in the water underwater sunset taken on a gopro hero 3 underwater photo taken on a gopro hero3 black edition at sunset odina bikini underwater woman swimming underwater with dolphins man swimming underwater with dolphins dolphins in hawaii swimming underwater with dolphins swimming underwater with dolphins swimming underwater with dolphins swimming underwater with dolphins swimming underwater with dolphins. spinner dolphins underwater woman swims beneath dolphins sarah lee swimming with dolphins in kona, hawaii ian maclaird swimming with a turtle in the sea pink surfboard abstract hawaii_pink_surfboard_duckdive_022 hawaii_underwater_surfboard_pink_duckdive_023 alison teal duckdiving on her pink eco surfboard ian maclaird bodysurfing in hawaii bodysurfing over shallow reef bodysurfing over shallow reef in hawaii coral reef kealakekua bay hawaii_underwater_029 hawaii_portrait_photosession_030 hawaii_portrait_031 kalia hawaii_underwater_photoshoot_033 dolphin off the kona coast manta ray sighting in the morning off the kona coast dolphin leaf game dolphins with blue connection in kona dana_mermaid_underwater_kona_038

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/02/28/february2013/feed/ 0 JANUARY http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/01/31/jumping-into-january/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/01/31/jumping-into-january/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:16:37 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=9965 Here is an eclectic selection of images from my month of January… most of which was spent in the water, of course. A mix of GoPro and DSLR images from a few days spent in Kauai, Oahu, and the rest on Big Island. Enjoy!

stephanie boeckmann

002-sarahlee-napali_kauai

tina fear

velzyland

north shore from the water

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009-sarahlee-quiksilver_grom_vland_northshore

Filippa_Odina_Northshore_rainbow_lifestyle_model

011_kukio_beach

012-sarahlee-kona_coastline_surf

013-sarahlee-pink_dafins_underwater

014-sarahlee-palm_trees_paradise

015-sarahlee-mana_wai_bluebottle_underwater

016-sarahlee-manawai_mermaid

017-sarahlee-manawai_mermaid

018-sarahlee-underwater_wave_blacksand_abstract

019-sarahlee-underwater_wave_blacksand_abstract

020-sarahlee-little_girls_swimming_underwater

021-sarahlee-little_mermaid

022-sarahlee-dale_kobetich_surf_water_housing

023-sarahlee-eco_surfboard_pink_alisonteal_ned_mcmahon

024-sarahlee-alisonteal_odina_wavecatcher_bikini

025-sarahlee-odina_surf_wavecatcher_underwater

026-sarahlee-eco_surfboard_underwater_pink_soy_ned_mcmahon

027-sarahlee-ned_mcmahon_underwater_eco_pink_surfboard_underwater_duckdive

028-sarahlee-eco_pink_surfboard_underwater_duckdive

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045-sarahlee-kealakekua_bay_no_kayaks

046-sarahlee-hula_kai_underwater_fun

047-sarahlee-gopro_longboard_sunset_dirty_wax

048-sarahlee-gopro_pink_duckdive_ecoboard

049-sarahlee-underwater_gopro_cave_hawaii

050-sarahlee-white_boy_meditate_underwater_hawaii

051-sarahlee-kona_big_surf_sunset

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2013/01/31/jumping-into-january/feed/ 0 dipping into DECEMBER http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/12/28/dipping-into-december/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/12/28/dipping-into-december/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:26:07 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=9761 I nearly forgot about Christmas because I was spending too much time in the water. Here are some 80+ highlights from this beautiful month.

001_kahanu_delovio

002_kahanu_delovio_girl_duckdive

003_kona_weather

004_kahanu_roxy

005_rainbow_hawaii_surfers

006_hualalai_rain_sunrise

007_hualalai_rain_sunrise_palmtree

008_kahanu_surfer_girl

009_kahanu_surfer_girl

010_banyans_kona_hawaii

011_kahanu_surfer_rainbow

012_banyans

013_banyans_surfer

014_brodi_sale_billabong_grom_banyans

015_banyans

016_banyans

017_banyans_kona_hualalai_hawaii_bigisland

018_sisters_underwater_hawaii

019_underwater_girls

020_underwater_backflip

021_kahanu_smile_underwater_clouds

022_abstract_silhouette_underwater

023_kahanu_mermaid_girl_underwater

024_sisters_clouds_wave_underwater

025_feet_underwater

026_abstract_bodysurf_torpedo

027_girl_shaka_surfer_underwater

028_underwater_women_clouds

029_bodysurf_torpedo_paddle_underwater

030_organik_staycalm_shark_underwater

031_people_underwater_under_wave

032_allie_odina_woman_underwater

033_coral_reef_odina_bikini

034_alliebrown_odina081_alliebrown_odina_tombomb_model_woman_bikini

035_alliebrown_odina

036_alliebrown_odina

037_whitney_sunrise_yoga_water

038_woman_sunrise_wavestorm_surfing

039_yoga_water_silhouette_woman

040_surfing_fun_hawaii_girls

041_sunrise_light_rays_ocean_hawaii

042_saltgypsy_bespoke_leggings_surf_dafin

043_underwater_woman

044_sea_clouds_weird

045_surfer_reef_cut_feet

046_reef_cuts_blood

047_abstract_deep_blue_sea

048_abstract_light_rays_sea

049_underwater_cliff_jump

050_bubblering082_underwater_lightray_meditation

051_lavarock_girl

052_toes_moss_sea084_tinafear_sunrise_hawaii_woman_sanlorenzo

053_underwater_portrait_woman_hapa_tien_refraction

054_blue_purple_aqua_girl_underwater

055_hakalau_hawaii_wave

056_hakalau_hawaii_surf_swell

057_girl_standing_rock_backlit

058_keoni_surfer_standing083_surfing_windswell_hawaii

059_ripcurl_bikini_underwater_darkbackground085_donica_rose_solstice_underwater

060_cj_kanuha_surf

061_torrey_meister_surf

062_kanuha_meister

063_cj_kanuha_barrel_surf

064_kanuha_meister

065_cj_kanuha_surf

066_lymans_hawaii_kona

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068_lymans_banyans_kona_surf

069_empty_wave_hawaii

070_swell_surfer_hawaii

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072_unridden_wave_hawaii

073_alisonteal_surfboard_surfer_girl

074_alisonteal_patagonia_surfergirl_odina

075_boobieshack_surfboard_girl_midair_surfergirl_pink

076_fish_shark_pond_palmtree_hawaii

077_lymans_holualoa_bay_surf086_banyans_kona_barrel_surfer_swell

078_lymans_holualoa_bay_surf_waves

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duckdive sunset underwater ocean hawaii takayama fish

duckdive sunset underwater ocean hawaii takayama fish waiting

duckdive sunset underwater ocean hawaii takayama fish surfers waiting

surfer alisonteal alisonsadventures hairflip sunset surf

girl duckdive shortboard surf surfer "surfer girl" ocean hawaii

duckdive sunset underwater ocean hawaii takayama fish

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii

underwater waves surf sunset light

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii

sunset surf duckdive underwater man surfer takayama fish "green surfboard"

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii "leg hair"

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii "paddling out"

glassy sunset session surfing in hawaii

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/11/30/glassy-for-golden-hour/feed/ 0 hey there, NOVEMBER http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/11/30/hey-there-november/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/11/30/hey-there-november/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:46:34 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=9573 finally back home after the past few months of travelling through australia, the grand canyon, and california. surfing once, if not twice a day was the prescription after such a length of time away from my favourite warm hawaiian water. here’s a few visual highlights and half-sentence anecdotes from the month of november:

feet slippers underwater feelgoodz flipflops rubber

feelgoodz are the best!

ripe kona coffee cherry beans

coffee cherry: ripe and ready to pick

cruise ship from coffee fields in holualoa big island hawaii

the cruise ship that brings all the tourists to town … from the coffee lands up mauka.

keiki coffee trees growing in tubes

keiki coffee trees

field of healthy kona coffee trees

donica shouse imagine SUP sunset odina surf hawaii bigisland kona

sunset sessions are the best! especially when the vog clears out from the rain or northerlies.

donica shouse imagine SUP sunset odina surf hawaii bigisland konadonica shouse imagine SUP sunset odina surf hawaii bigisland kona

underwater yoga anchialine pond

underwater yoga with donica, somewhere on the big island.

underwater yoga anchialine pond

PADDLE HAWAII STAND UP SURF PADDLE

paddle HI

underwater yoga anchialine pondPADDLE HAWAII STAND UP SURF PADDLE water spout

abstract underwater ocean bubbles foam

donica shouse odina bikini underwater ocean

donica shouse odina bikini underwater ocean "anton lorimer" outex

“behind the scenes” with donica & anton lorimer for a smugmug video.

underwater sea archway woman silhouette

outex fins silhouette "anton lorimer'"

kohanaiki pine trees beach hawaii big island kona sunset

it’s going to be sad to see this beach-front parking gone once the road, parking lot, and houses are up. :(

enjoy handplane bodysurf sunset odina ocean

enjoy* handplanes x odina surf maldives print. so much fun!

enjoy handplane bodysurf sunset odina ocean torpedopeople

sea abstract ocean dusk

finger pointing underwater ocean

peaceful ocean sunset dusk session surf sup

abra shouse sup imagine surf style paddlehi

abra shouse

dusk sunset slowshutter ocean

donica shouse imagine surf sup hawaii

donica shouse

outex abra shouse sup imagine surf style paddlehi cutbackdonica shouse imagine surf sup hawaii

lilikoi liliquoi fruit nature hawaii

lilikoi!

man standing in front of breaking wave hawaii

exploring somewhere on the north end of the island

secret

don’t ask me where this is.

simple longboard sitting on water in hawaii

solo longboard sessions are the best … especially when no one’s out.

swinging from vines in paradise hawaii

swinging from vines in paradise.

dafins and an elephant from bali

a little swell for thanksgiving!

coral reef of kona big island hawaii

where the wana at?

beneath breaking waves in hawaii

beneath breaking waves in hawaii

duckdive patagonia pink bikini hawaii

patagonia pink bikini underwater

woman swims under waves

woman swims under waves

alison teal, getting worked underwater.

swimming through a cave into a swimming pool in the ocean

donica shouse imagine SUP sunset odina surf hawaii bigisland kona

 

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view of sydney, australia at dusk

exploring manly beach

manly beach cave

sunset view of sydney

point break, broken head from the water in byron bay

toshie and her MC surf longboard in byron bay

toshie of MC Surf at Broken Head

jellyfish at broken head, byron bay

party wave in byron bay

willow hang five longboarder

toshie & michael cundith in byron bay

couple, in love, reflection on the beach

fireflies_australia_sarahlee

a couple standing in a road at night with fireflies small day at straddie on the gold coast of australia surfer getting barreled in torquay foam washing over a rock at the beach kids running on the beach  woman in canola yellow flower field in victoria woman in canola yellow flower field in victoria canola fields. yellow flowers in victoria. dirt road car races in perfect light honour taking some photos for Troy and Christine's wedding in Melbourne. portait of sarah lee in torquay. taken by mel travis. portait of sarah lee in torquay. taken by mel travis. portait of sarah lee in torquay. taken by mel travis. underwater refraction mount martha beach dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia dog swimming underwater near mount martha beach in victoria, australia

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]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/08/30/august/feed/ 0 Follow the Light 2012 http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/08/01/follow-the-light-2012/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/08/01/follow-the-light-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:06:57 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=9219

Honoured to be a part of the 7th Annual Follow the Light Foundation and stoked to receive SWELL “People’s Choice.” The talented Shawn Parkin received the grant this year.

Here are a few links relating to the foundation and press releases before/after the event:
- http://www.surfingmagazine.com/news/2012-follow-the-light-finalists-announced/
- http://www.surfingmagazine.com/photos/2012-follow-the-light-finalist-sarah-lee/
- http://www.surfingmagazine.com/news/shawn-parkin-wins-the-6th-annual-follow-the-light-grant-in-honor-of-larry-flame-moore/

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/08/01/follow-the-light-2012/feed/ 0 JULY http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/07/30/july/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/07/30/july/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:42:22 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=9229 So thankful to be back home in Hawai’i for two months! Below are heaps of photos, (highlights and outtakes) of different photosessions, adventures, and projects I’ve been doing in July. Enjoy!

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/07/30/july/feed/ 0 MAY http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/05/27/random-bits-of-may/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/05/27/random-bits-of-may/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 07:31:29 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=8582 May was the month to rest and recharge. Finally, a chance to put the camera down, get some much-needed surf time, get in shape for the month to come in Fiji, and spend quality hang time with some of my favourite people.


Meet Toshie … my sunrise surfing buddy, Japanese-Australian mother, mad healthy food cook, timelapse master, and super stylish hula hooper. Her husband, Michael Cundith shapes rad boards and they sell the softest Basil wetsuits from Japan ever.


Check out one of her timelapses below … shot on a Go Pro Hero 2.


Meet Alex Frings: dark chocolate covered gogi berry lover, water photographer, and rainbow chaser. We went on plenty of adventures this month chasing down double rainbows, golden hours, and crystal clear water during the massive drought of swell.


Testing out the Blurfix, supplied by Sports Camera Hire in Byron Bay.


Rainbows and clear water!  What could be better?


And of course, Alison Teal. We’ve been travelling, working, and shooting together since the beginning of the year and it’s been an absolute blast. Get ready for a massive upload of Fiji photos with her in the near future.


Before jumping off to Fiji, I had to get up to Goldy and get in a last session with mates from last year.  Clean, micro-sized waves for baby barrels, bodysurfing, and getting weird.

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Here’s a teaser I worked on for Alison’s Adventures. Edited by Ruth Mamaril.

]]> http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/03/15/arts-factory-lodge/feed/ 0 an afternoon with kimie http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/03/01/an-afternoon-with-kimie/ http://blog.vivantvie.com/2012/03/01/an-afternoon-with-kimie/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:39:47 +0000 Sarah Lee http://blog.vivantvie.com/?p=8274 Met up with Kimie Miner, one of my favourite Big Island music artists, to do a quick UW shoot! Absolutely in love with her music!

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