About

It's 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 film 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, rigged on a few feature films before happenstance threw me into the cottage industry of upscale adult films. With my partner Svetlana (the David and Svetlana team)  we wrote, produced, and directed eighteen of the most famous adult films over 5 years before voluntarily walking away when direct-to-video and content creators not filmmakers began to reshape that industry. The training I'd had in run-and-gun film production had been invaluable. 

Post the golden age of adult films, I wrote and directed two low budget feature films,  “The Lords of Magick” and ”Stormswept.”  One day while working on my first novel, "Into The Abyss," a friend twisted my arm into doing video and photos of her wedding. It was the perfect segue for my relocation to Hawaii—income from photography while I wrote, although I didn't realize how busy I'd become as a photographer.  I've now done thousands of photo sessions, weddings, baby bump, engagements, family photography.  I first began shooting in Kauai in the 80s, fell in love with the island and have been here full time since 2010. If you see me out on the beach with my camera and want to hire me, search English photographer Kauai. For sure Sunsets at the Beach will show up. Not saying I'll always be available, as I divide my creativity 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.