Featured Cover Photographer: Warren Fintz
This issue’s cover photographer is 39-year-old Warren Fintz, who says taking pictures is an honor, not just a profession.
“I believe that a picture I take of the land or of an event at a certain time captures that moment forever,” he says. “Hopefully it will be a piece of history that can be shared by different generations, allowing older generations to say, ‘this is what Hawai‘i looked like back then.’”
As Warren so eloquently expresses on his website, his goal is for each picture to tell a story and “provide a unique portal back in time to the places we are most fond of.”
Specializing in fine art landscape portraits, he enjoys taking pictures of everything Hawai‘i Island has to offer.
“What do I like about Hawai‘i? What don’t I like!” he says. “There’s so much diversity here. You could be on the top of a mountain and surfing afterward, all on the same day.”
His photographs range from glamorous Hawaiian sunsets to delightful stills of Hawaiian wildlife. Warren reports he has lived on the island for more than a decade and it still surprises him. Previously, he lived in California, traveled often and took photographs along the way. Now he’s able to document his everyday adventures without having to travel far from his own backyard.
While he loves capturing the powerful allure of the Pacific Ocean, his favorite subject matter is Pele’s lava, which he describes as the “most captivating, mesmerizing, and awesome subject to photograph.”
Warren shares that Peter Lik is one of the photographers who has influenced him the most and he’s even been told some of his work resembles this successful artist.
“I met one of Peter’s former gallery floor managers. He told me, ‘you’ve got the eye, like Peter.’ That was a defining moment for me, incredibly inspiring,” Warren says.
Having the “eye” for something different is what Warren believes sets him apart from the rest.
“I look at things from angles most people tend not to,” he says. “I thrive on taking pictures no one else can, whether it’s in a remote destination or not.”
Warren says he hopes to open a co-op or small showroom next year. In the meantime, one may find Warren and his beautiful photographs at the Waimea Mid-Week Farmers’ Market at Pukalani Stables every Wednesday.
