59 photos in 7 sub-albums
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Kīpuka
59 photosIn Hawaiian language the term ’kīpuka‘ refers to the island of forest left untouched by a surrounding lava flow as it splits into two rivers which later rejoin, heading downhill to the sea. Many of these images record cultural kīpuka, images of one landscape being surrounded, sometimes being submerged or sometimes re-emerging in the midst of another. See the essay "Apologia" in the link above. -
Kahoʻolawe
60 photos in 4 sub-albumsImages taken in 1994, 2012, 2015 and 2017 on accesses arranged by PKO, Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana and KIRC (Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission). Much of the island is off-limits because it has not been cleared for UXO (unexploded ordnance). The ʻ94 images are 6X7, taken on 120 film, and all others are on 4X5 film. -
Hawaiʻi Island
155 photos in 6 sub-albumsTwo ongoing projects. Images were made on 4X5 film on visits between 2004 and 2018. Please excuse missing ʻokina and kahakō. -
Oʻahu Moku (traditional districts)
456 photos in 12 sub-albumsMoku boundaries are based on maps from the 1850s and may differ slightly from modern boundaries. The images were made on 4X5 film beginning in 1988 - an ongoing project. -
Jan Schaafsma
20 photosPaintings and sketches by my grandfather, who emigrated to Hawai‘i with his wife from Holland in 1909.