About

A photo is not a photo just because someone clicked the "take picture" button.  Aloha. I’m David Marsh, a longtime professional photographer with a passion for story-telling, a writer and director prior to my career as a Kauai photographer. My rich life of photo and video design began when I was seventeen after I'd ditched school early to apprentice at Pinewood Film Studios in England, where they make the James Bond films. I was taught to edit 35mm film on flatbeds, which led me to being on the BAFTA and Emmy winning editing team of "The World At War." At 24, I moved to America after landing a gig to write, shoot, and direct low budget feature films. Not great films but a great training. The fare included “The Lords of Magick” and ”Stormswept,” all told fifteen films. During a one-year industry strike, while working on my first novel, a friend twisted my arm into doing video and photos of her wedding. I've now done thousands of photo sessions, weddings, baby bump, engagements, family photography.  I've been shooting on Kauai since 2008. Now, in 2025, I'm dividing my time between photography and writing. See how I get stunning images, my editing workflow  See more on David the author.

Samuel R. J. Gillilan (b. 1989) is an award-winning international Leica photographer, visionary artist, educator, explorer, and author. His photographic work is found in Vogue, AP, Getty, and more.

Samuel spent his early years growing up on a sail boat in the Pacific Northwest.  Visual arts and music were at the forefront of his home-based education.  

Samuel and David have worked together since 2016 on major corporate videos, weddings, events and Kauai family photography.