About
Photo by Jay Hernandez
Hi, I’m Valerie and I am a filmmaker and photographer from Honolulu Hawaii. I began doing photography with disposable cameras in high school by taking candid photos of my friends, and of people/places/things around Honolulu. With a passion for visual storytelling and writing, I studied narrative video production at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. My visual interests include documenting people, landscapes and cityscapes, and real estate photography.
Select Clients
Airbnb / Big Wave Dave / CASH Studios / Chamber Music Hawaii / italki / Juice Factory / Making Waves Films / Monocle / The New York Times / NEON Magazin / Talcual Films / Turo / Worm Media
Publications
“Bags of Cash and Stealthy Deliveries: How Pot Start-Ups Pay Taxes” - The New York Times
“Going Native” - Monocle
“In the True Spirit of Aloha, One Poor Community Is Working Together To Educate Its Kids” - BRIGHT Magazine
Books
The Monocle Travel Guide, Honolulu (Gestalten)
Contact
Email me at vnarte@gmail.com or fill out this form: