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01 — About — statement and numbers

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About Makani

I spend weeks, not hours, in the places I photograph — and keep coming back to the same people for years. The result is work that feels lived in, never staged.

12

Years on assignment

40+

Long-form stories

18

Countries

3

Photobooks

02 — About — pill portrait

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Makani photographing by a lake

About

Hi, I’m Makani. I photograph people where they live and work.

For twelve years I have made long-form stories for magazines, NGOs and brands. I work slowly and in natural light, I keep crews small and I stay until the picture is honest — whether it takes an afternoon or a season.

12

Years

60+

Clients

18

Countries

More about me →

03 — About

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01 — About

I photograph people and places shaped by the wind — fishing towns, island roads and cities in motion. For twelve years I have made long-form stories for magazines, NGOs and brands that care about the details.

Born in Honolulu and based in Lisbon since 2016, I work between the Atlantic islands, Southern Europe and wherever an assignment takes me. I believe the best images come from time spent, not time saved: I stay longer, return often and let the story set the pace.

Based in

Lisbon, Portugal

Working

Worldwide

Medium

Film & digital

Languages

English, Portuguese

04 — Clients — hairline grid

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Trusted by editors and brands

Coastal Quarterly

Field Notes

Casa Maré

Atlas Weekend

Northbound

Harbour Review

05 — Now — what I’m up to

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A window in a dark wooden room looking out on the moors
The view from my desk this month

Now

Updated October 2026

What I’m up to this month.

Shooting

A winter series on the fishing families of Peniche.

Editing

“Following the wind”, a photobook for spring 2027.

Reading

“The Living Mountain” by Nan Shepherd, slowly.

Planning

A documentary workshop in the Azores, May 2027.

06 — Recognition

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05 — Recognition

Exhibitions & press

2026

Solo exhibition “Salt & Wind”

Galeria Maré, Lisbon

2025

European Documentary Award, shortlist

Amsterdam

2024

“Island Roads”, photobook

Self-published, 500 copies

2023

Group show “New Atlantic Documentary”

Porto

2021

Artist residency

São Miguel, Azores

Published in

Coastal Quarterly

Field Notes

The Slow Journal

Atlas Weekend

Northbound

Harbour Review