Marco Garcia

Portraits

People in their surroundings.

Portrait of Delbert Wakinekona on the beach on the Waianae Coast in Oahu. Wakinekona, convicted of murder in the 1970s, escaped twice from Oahu's state prison and was subsequently transferred off-Island to a mainland prison to serve the rest of his sentence. Wakinekona, who is native Hawaiian, argued it was cruel and unusual punishment to be shipped away from Hawaii claiming severed family ties and a loss of cultural identity. He was part of the first wave of Hawaii inmates to be shipped to the mainland in order for the State to lower incarceration costs. He unsuccessfully argued his case in from of the US Supreme Court but lost with the court stating "a prisoner convicted of a felony has no constitutionally protected right to serve his sentence in any specific state." After serving 40 years, Wakinekona was granted compassionate release after being diagnosed with advanced liver cancer.
  
Restauranteur Kevin Aoki in his flagship Doraku Sushi Restaurant in Waikiki. Shot for Modern Luxury Hawaii.
   
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami photographed for The Guardian Sunday Magazine.
     
  
Christian Lassen. Artist, Maui.
   
North Shore portrait series. Oahu, Hawaii. New York Times Travel Photo by Marco Garcia.
   
Henry Rice, Kaonoulu Ranch. Maui. Wall Street Journal Photo by Marco Garcia
     
  
Alvin Okami, owner of KoAloha Ukuleles. Honolulu.
   
Maui restauranteur Mark Ellman at his Mala Restaurant.
   
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto eats octopus at his Waikiki restaurant, Morimoto's Waikiki.
     
  
Michael Fairall of Mokulua Woodworking, Ltd. Kailua, Hawaii. Inked Magazine. Photo by Marco Garcia
   
Surfer Clay Marzo, left, Maui. Mother with kids. Waikiki.
   
Hawaiian cowboy. Lanai City, Lanai. Hawaii. Photo by Marco Garcia Frommer's Travel Guide
     
  
Sunbather on beach for Thomas Cook Magazine. Waikiki.
   
Pearl Harbor survivors Michael "Mickey" Ganitch and Ralph Lindenmeyer.
  
Girl with surfboard. Honolulu.
     
  
Drifter. Fists of a local surfer.
   
Surfer near the pier. Girl with hazel eyes.
   
Brooks Takenaka. United Fish Agency. Honolulu. Photo by Marco Garcia Bon Appetite Magazine.