Sun-soaked photographs of locals and surfers on the beaches of Hawaii:
as a subject and locus. The exquisite light, sublime shoreline and spirit of serenity evoke otherworldly dreaminess, but Ronan was conscientious to not project a clichés Elysium.
Hawaii is the far west of the US, and has a different history, an insularity. I went to one island, Oahu, for one month three times apiece. There are commercial hotels, lots of Japanese weddings in Honolulu and surfer culture is so present you can't avoid it. But all the identifiers of America disappear. No billboards, no wide open spaces and the populations are different.
But I don't have a protocol; I follow my intuition. I can stay three hours just observing. And when I chat with people, they advise me on what I should check out, and I do. I improvise, and other people shape my story. Photography is a way of unlocking others. What I remember is people’s generosity in sharing themselves.It varies from person to person. Photography can be invasive, but it can also show that you’re interested in people.
I also met some master tattooers who practice ancestral hand-tap tattooing, using a stick with pelican bones at the ends. They sit on tatami mats, surrounded by assistants, creating ethnic designs. I went over without my camera; I spoke a little, but mostly listened. It required being present, not just taking a quick photo in passing.
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