GREETINGS & THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING!
Hi, I'm Tad Craig, an explorer of Beauty, Light & Love, celebrating more than two decades as a luxury romance photographer here in Gorgeous Maui, Hawaii.
I was born in Aspen, Colorado, but moved when I was just six years old to Telluride, Colorado. In Telluride, we had a very unique school that had an amazing ski program that allowed us ski racers to spend most of our days (about 150 days a year) skiing. My love for the mountains and all their beauty shaped my life. For high school graduation, my stepfather gave me a Nikon FE2 camera, which unbeknownst to me, would later become the instrument that would dictate the course of my life.
Growing up in the mountains you become accustomed to seeing the most magical moments and incredible vistas. One local Telluride Photographer in particular, Ace Kavale, was most influential in my pursuing photography as his photos captured the richest and vibrant moments of the mountains and sporting life we all lived. His photos regularly graced the pages of The Patagonia Catalog and I was hooked.
Throughout college and into the future, I pursued my adventurous life of windsurfing, mountain biking, skiing, rock climbing, and a host of other adrenaline sports. In 1994 I moved to Maui and fell in LOVE with everything I saw. Hawaii is absolutely one of the most jaw-dropping locations in the world. It offers so many incredibly beautiful vistas and amazing moments that you can’t believe they are actually real! It was seeing all this beauty that got me in the darkroom at The
Hui No Eau Arts Center, where I worked tirelessly to print my B&W manually in a dark room. This was the time in my life when my love and natural connection with photography captivated me so greatly and defined my future. Now it has been 24 years here on Maui working as a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, and the excitement about my craft has remained just as strong as it was all of those years ago creating with that old manual camera.
Photography is a career where experience counts, one where learning and becoming better is paramount to being the best! I am so excited about the path my photography journey has taken, and how it has resulted in growth to a standard of perfection and creativity that I commit to each and every time.
I have been a resident here in Maui Hawaii for nearly thirty years & a Pro Photographer since 1999. I married the love of my life in Oct of 2019, & gained a daughter and a granddaughter. Predominantly I do weddings, engagements & family portraits, but I LOVE capturing Maui's Iconic Scenery, Large Surf, & a whole host of adventure sports.
The Covid 19 Pandemic was brutally difficult as our economy completely shut down, but we survived and then had a few years of prosperity afterwards.
Get A Handle On Your Camera was created after the terrible & devastating wildfires on August 8th, 2023. This second huge impact on our economy in just a few years, coerced me into bringing my handles to the people!
To learn more about my story with the Maui Wildfires and how it inspired this movement, click HERE. To view my photography website and/or book with me, click HERE.
