Eric Rolph is a Maui wedding photographer and commercial photographer with 16 years of experience whose clients include General Electric, Coca-Cola Corporation, MasterCard Worldwide, Democratic National Committee, Getty Images, Outside Magazine, Revolver, Backpacker Magazine, University of Washington, University of Utah, Contact Communications, Sunset Magazine, Popular Photography, Hawaii Magazine, Abrams Books, The Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Seabury Hall, Maui Performing Arts Academy, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Richmond Publishing, and Electric City Printing.

Artist’s Statement

I believe that exceptional photographs reveal the rare, authentic and enduring qualities of true emotional experiences that are evocative and mysterious. That comes from creating a safe, comfortable and relaxed photo shoot with lots of engagement where one can be their self, share a connection and have fun.

Photographs that last the test of time reveal something more than a mere record of the subject. Enduring and genuinely spectacular photographs come from careful consideration, looking at all the elements to see how they inter-relate and to learn from those parts. Each shoot is a window into a special world of another’s unique experience and perspective. My passion is to turn that reverence into stunning photography that will be passed on as vivid visual memories for generations.

Born from experience as a commercial, documentary and editorial photographer, my work is based on environmental portraiture using a wide field of view along with the latest in portable studio lighting and lighting modifier technology to highlight people in the natural environmental beauty of Hawaii. My technique gives my photographs an expansive three dimensional feeling with gorgeous color tonality — the way colors unify and the quality of light that bathes everything in order to achieve harmony and contrast between people and their environment.

In college I studied behavioral ecology, a branch of anthropology, and documentary filmmaking that led to my early career as a photojournalist for a major metro newspaper. This experience opened an opportunity to make documentary films with Harvard anthropologists. As my work evolved, I was recognized by creative ad agencies and art buyers for magazine editorial assignments and advertising and finally to wedding and portrait photography in Hawaii.

I live for creative innovation in photography and collaborating with my clients to produce photographs that catch your breath and make your friends crazy jealous.

Portraiture, wedding and commerical photography production rates vary. Please call 415-680-3262 or email for a quote now.