Diamond Head Crater Metal Print

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Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Its English name was given by British sailors in the 19th century, who mistook calcite crystals embedded in the rock for diamonds.

The name Diamond Head in Hawaiian means brow of the yellow fin tuna. The trail to the summit of the Diamond Head volcano was built in 1908 as part of Oahu's coastal defense system. A short hike from trail head to the summit is steep and strenuous which I learned as I climbed the 560 feet as it from the crater floor. The walk gave me a glimpse into the geological and military history of Diamond Head. A concrete walkway was built to reduce erosion shifts to a natural surface a little way up the trail as you traverse the many switchbacks along the steep slope of the crater.

Image copyright 2017 Jon Burch Photography

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...