HONOLULU — Underwater photographer Wayne Levin’s trip to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in 2009 was a life-changing experience, a news release states. Not only did it expose him to the wild and pristine underwater world of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,
HONOLULU — Underwater photographer Wayne Levin’s trip to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in 2009 was a life-changing experience, a news release states. Not only did it expose him to the wild and pristine underwater world of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, he was struck by the Native Hawaiian cultural features on land and the overall spirituality of the largest conservation area in the U.S.
A three-month long public exhibit, Papahanaumokuakea: Recent Photographs by Wayne Levin, features work from the photographer’s 30-day long expedition to the monument. Dozens of Levin’s black and white and color photographs from Papahanaumokuakea will be on display at The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center in downtown Honolulu through Oct. 15. Sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the exhibit provides a unique, fascinating and up-close look at life in the monument through Levin’s lens.
Visit www.papahanaumokuakea.gov for more information on the monument.
