Oddly enough Southwest found me on the internet in search for an Orlando based photographer. The subject I was commissioned to photograph is Captain Damien Kia who is a native of Maui, Hawaii and now resides in Orlando FL. Damien was selected 'star of the month' for December 2008 by Southwest and is the reason I was chosen to photograph him.
Just to get Damien on the phone was a chore mainly due to his busy flight schedule. Once on the phone Damien sounded pretty serious with a deep bass voice and no interest in having his picture taken.. (intimidating) ... After several minutes of convincing that the shoot was legit and I would only keep him for 10 minutes max he agreed to a sitting at my studio Focustudios
On shoot day Damien arrived in a battery orange Toyota XB with a ukulele in one hand and some authentic Hawaiian Leis in the other and all smiles inbetween. After our sitting Damien admitted that he was nervous to have his picture taken and is the reason why he was so difficult to pin down for the shoot.
This is what we came up with.
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Carlos,
I googled this story and found your blog. I wrote the article, so it's great to see it in print with a photo! This is sort of what I imagined him looking like as we interviewed. I think you captured him well!
Thanks,
Shay
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