Simonson Archives 2008

2008: A chance meeting with a Brazilian boy named Baiano in the surf town of Itacaré, Bahia resulted in a memorable photo shoot, and an e-book as well. Also that year, I put my friends Sam and Kawai together in a photo shoot that inspired some of my best-ever male-couple works.

Hanging out with Baiano in Itacaré.

My friends Sam and Kawai modeled for me at a secluded beach near Oahu’s Koko Crater.

My 2008 photo shoot with Baiano in the Brazilian town of Itacaré resulted in hundreds of striking images that became drawings and paintings, and an e-book as well.