Scott Hanft Photography

History

I grew up in southern California with both parents in education, my father an English Literature teacher and my mom a Librarian at Cal arts. In 1988 I earned a Bachelor of fine arts degree in photography from California Institute of the Arts. At Cal Arts I studied with some very famous artists and musicians in L.A. Their influence and mentoring helped me to develop a working method to create a large body of work. After residing here now for 24 years, the beauty of Kauai has kept me inspired to keep focusing on my work consistently. My first job on Kauai as a boat captain working on the Napali Coast, I was able to capture many memorable marine life images shooting offshore from tour boats. As a pro photographer for the last 12 years, with the help of the digital age, my work has achieved new levels of quality and diversity. In February of 2000 I won the Hawaii Magazine photo contest with 1st and 2nd place entries.

Specialties

If you are looking for gorgeous scenic and marine life photography, order from Scott Hanft Photography. Scott Hanft's gallery has been established for more than 12 years, and for many years, he has collected images of Kauai from unique challenging angles. The theme of the work is rare moments on the Garden Island. The huge gallery offers a variety of photos printed on metal and metallic photo paper. We also have custom canvas gallery wraps to choose from as well as antique jewelry and Kauai Made products.