About

David Marsh - Kauai based photographer

Aloha. I’m David Marsh, photographer, videographer, director, editor, and author—phew! Among many other career aspects, I ran one of the world’s pioneer digital production studios (Digital Post) in Los Angeles, taught film students at USC non-linear editing on George’s Lucas’ Edit Droid NLE, spent a decade in the car business, directed local car commercials, and became a stills photographer in 2005...oh, also I’m a pretty good cook.

Between my professional photographer in Kauai and videography gigs, I write novels. I’ve been living full time on the island 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 - David's Style and see more of David the author.

David on the makai golf course, Princeville. November 2023

I once took a trip down the Amazon River with my daughter as a companion.

We had a small boat, two wily native guides, hammocks to sleep in, fishing gear, backpacks, and my professional camera. Over three weeks I took hundreds of hours of photos and video. Upon returning to Los Angeles (this was before I lived in Kauai) my daughter took the camera with camera bag and all the camera cards to show off our adventure to friends at a local psychic bookstore. In one instant of carelessness, she left the camera bag on a store counter for a few seconds and a thief snatched it and ran. Losing the camera didn't make me cry. Losing the captured memories did.

PROFESSIONAL Photographer IN KAUAI david Marsh

Sunsets at the beach English photographer Kauai David Marsh films young girl

My Photography art

Here are a few things about me and my photography art, in no particular order.

I love bringing kids out of their shell and getting them to shine in a photo session.
I'm a stickler for backlight.
A photo that tells a story is my kind of photo.
Editing is the icing on the cake.
Hotspots are not always bad.
Flat feet create flat photos, so point those toes, or cross your ankles, or dig your feet in, and if all fails, kick!

Tidbits about me personally.

Winter is citrus time in Kauai and you'll find me at the farmers' market buying tangelos by the crate load.
I’m into sunsets more than sunrises, not because of lighting—equal there— but dawn shoots make my day very long.
I dig broccoli and cayenne pepper in smoothies. Peanut butter, yes, but never with jelly.
Favorite movie? I like so many.
Favorite book? As a kid, all Jules Verne and H.G Wells. As an adult, I'm an eclectic reader. Michael Crichton to Isabel Wilkerson and a hundred in between.
Favorite color? Maybe blue, no, purple, no, primrose yellow. You get it. It's the same with most things. I've read thousands of books, no best, seen thousands of movies, tasted more foods than I can name, don't have a bestie but do have a few. Is that weird?

Or is this weird?

I talk to strangers I pass on the street, "hi, good morning, I like your sneakers."I do the same at the supermarket, in the parking lot at the beach after I’ve finished a photo session. Growing up I was a shy one. Who knew I’d be such a chatter box?
I’d sooner have the three cameras on me, each with a different lens rather than a single camera and a backpack of lenses.
I speak one language, three different speeds.
I'll give my photography and videography time freely to bring awareness to animal cruelty, such as hoarding situations. I've done Youtube videos for these causes. I love cats and dogs equally. So yes I'm an animal-loving photographer Kauai locals can trust.

Okay, nuff said, for now.

Meet SAMUEL WHO SOMETIMES SHOOTS WITH ME

Samuel R. J. Gillilan - Kauai photographer

Samuel R. J. Gillilan (b. 1989) is an award-winning international Leica photographer, visionary artist, educator, explorer, author, and exceptional photographer Kauai visitors are sure to love. 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 family photography.

david the author

Photographer / author

My first book, a sci-fi fantasy novel for young adults, was published in 2004 and sold, well, a piddly amount of hardback copies although it did garner some complimentary reviews.

Amazon still sells it:

'Into the Abyss"

I have 4 novels that will be published, either by a publishing house or self-published. TBD but not before late this year or early 2027. The first is "A Peculiar Form Of Light." After hearing a persistent voice in her mind. fourteen-year-old Aubrey thought she was going crazy. But Aubrey is far from going crazy. She's the first clear telepath ever...only she's not communicating with a human being but an ancient creature far more intelligent than Man who wants to be heard...and maybe seen.

Latest info about my novels including teaser descriptions Here

Sassy posts.

"You need to cough up to read..."

Past Lives

Climate change (an article I wrote many years ago).

In the Rialto Report there's an article detailing some of my stranger film adventures.

Sunsets at the beach