Spirit of Aloha | Features | May/June 2007

Scott Tylor
The Vision

I like to go to places that people normally don’t know how to find. Much of my life has been spent on Kaua‘i, so I feel I know where all the hidden, isolated places are. These are not the average tourist kinds of places. You have to work a little harder to find them and to get there. Don’t ask me where I go and how I find these places—that’s my secret. In my work I try to find a pattern of beauty in all the chaos. As I look through my viewfinder, I try to see a big, broad picture. I like to convey a lot of information in my photos at times. But at other times, simple is better. One of the jobs of a photographer is to entertain the viewer’s eyes. So often I try to get as much into a photograph as I can. In the long run I do like to be different. I want to go to all the places that aren’t just on the beaten path. I like to get off that path, too. I’m young, so I can still do crazy things. What a beautiful place Kaua‘i is! A lot of the pictures I see of this island really don’t do the place justice, to be honest. So I’m out there trying to make the most of all the beautiful things I see. I hope you enjoy my work. I like to go to places that people normally don’t know how to find. Much of my life has been spent on Kaua‘i, so I feel I know where all the hidden, isolated places are. These are not the average tourist kinds of places. You have to work a little harder to find them and to get there. Don’t ask me where I go and how I find these places—that’s my secret. In my work I try to find a pattern of beauty in all the chaos. As I look through my viewfinder, I try to see a big, broad picture. I like to convey a lot of information in my photos at times. But at other times, simple is better. One of the jobs of a photographer is to entertain the viewer’s eyes. So often I try to get as much into a photograph as I can. In the long run I do like to be different. I want to go to all the places that aren’t just on the beaten path. I like to get off that path, too. I’m young, so I can still do crazy things. What a beautiful place Kaua‘i is! A lot of the pictures I see of this island really don’t do the place justice, to be honest. So I’m out there trying to make the most of all the beautiful things I see. I hope you enjoy my work.

The Photographer

Scott Tylor was born in Maryland, Va., in 1986. He moved to Kaua‘i in 1997. His father is also a photographer, so he grew up with a lot of cameras around the house. You can check out more of Scott’s work at scott_tylor@scottephotos.com

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