Sharon Mau
Profile
Country: United States
Photographer, Artist, Journalist, Traveler, Wife, Mother, Teacher, Student, Sister, Daughter, Lover, Healer, Friend...
Aloha kakou e komo mai. I live on the beautiful tropical island of Ihikapalaumaewa, more commonly known as Maui
Paradise on Earth
E hana me ka ha`aha`a
I invite you to join the groups I host, which are listed toward the bottom of this page. I tend to keep my most popular images on the front page and move new additions and family photographs toward the back.
NOTICE I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs, digital art, literary works and images on this website and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another web page on the internet or intranet, may not be published in a journal on this site or any other website such as Facebook or myspace, may not be published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, may not be duplicated, used in a derivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my prior express written permission, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009. The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use whatsoever, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved universe wide.
Sharon’s 2010 Calendars
RedBubble calendars are printed on a Kodak NEXPRESS. The cover and all pages are printed on 250gsm high quality satin art paper. Your calendars have a hanger and white wire binding.
They’re A3 size (that’s 297×420mm, or 11.69×16.54”)
Order now for the holidays!
Sharon Mau blogspot Natural Impressions
Aloha ~ Aia ‘ike lihi o ka ‘aina
View my video, listen to some of my favourite music here on Ourjrny’s YouTube channel
For me, a photograph is a mystical portal through which one may experience another’s creative vision
I have a great passion for powerful and intriguing artistic expression; those special shots that capture your heart and imagination and pull you in to the image, so I wish everything to have meaning and impact.
It is endlessly fascinating how one photo stands alone as a work of art, with some revealing exquisite surprises. Many times something not quite immediately evident, on a conscious level, will draw my eye, and only later when the image is captured and upon closer examination is the mystery and magic revealed.
Intrigued by the many cultures of the world with much travel and exploration, I find language fascinating. I am a professional photographer and a student of culture and linguistics.
I enjoy exploring the earth, studying languages, history, word origins and culture, as well as many other subjects of interest. People truly fascinate me. I believe life is too brief to be confined to a routine way of life. Years flash by. Every day is a gift and I believe we create our own reality. Happiness is a choice.
Aloha e Malama pono,
Sharon Mau
Ourjrny 
The Heart Within the Art
All rights reserved universewide
~ Journey with Spirit ~
i aloha `ia nö ia home
Ia home luakaha a ka malihini
Beloved is this home
This home so delightful to visitors
E aloha ae ana nö au
I ka makani kaulana o ka `âina
A`u e ho`oheno nei
Ka makani kâ`ili aloha
I love the famous wind of this land
Mine to cherish
The wind named Love
excerpts from The Kipahulu Zephyr – by Matthew Kane
Source: King’s Blue Book, Copyright 1916
The following link is for my new profile on 
a work in progress, so please check back soon for updates as I prepare to publish my work.
Sharon Mau at Author’s Den
“Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.” ~ Victor Hugo ~ 
I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs, digital art and images on this website and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another web page on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a derivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written permission, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009. The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use whatsoever, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved universe wide.
“In the silence, I turn to you.
My inner heart, my inner mind knows the truth
I am whole, complete in every way
I am love, greeting all I meet with open arms
I am silence, rich with simplicity
In the silence, I remember these words:
Let all who come to me feel my spirit touching their soul
I Am Who I Am
I am the light of peace.
I am the breath of Spirit.
I am the strength of a thousand horses.
I am the courage of a new day.
I am the love of a child.
I am who I am.” ~ Journey with Spirit
Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009
My images do not belong to the public domain.
Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.
No portion of this site or my photography may be reproduced by printing, uploading, downloading, copying, transferring, publishing, photocopying or any other means of mechanical or electronic reproduction without my express written permission. For reproduction permission and inquiries on licensing for use and/or publishing of my images, please contact me. Mahalo!
My Portfolios are a work in progress; please check back often for updates
- Pa’ako Beach
- Sensational Sunsets
- Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Alaska
Sky reflections on Chena Lakes. Titles and quote commentaries are Lodge names and translations of Order of the Arrow Insignia ~ Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Links to websites with more information on First Nations ~ American Native Tribes - Exotic Birds
- The Tropical Zone Flowering Trees and Tropical Flowers
- Poetry and Quotes
- Beaches of Maui
- Seascapes _Maui Hawai’i
- Wave Pirates ~ Surfing Maui Style
- Pihanakalani House of the Sun Haleakala Volcano High on Maui
- Ho’okipa
- Moose Dream Shadows
- Palm Trees
- Animals of the Island
- Heavenly Hana
- Aurora Borealis Northern Lights
- Whispers of the Enchanted Forests
- The Random Factor
- Hamoa Beach
- Ke’anae
- Ulupalakua
- Wailea
- Natural Impressions_Composites and Digital Art
- Kahakuloa
- Reflections of Beauty
- Sky Runes ~ Windows in the Skies ~ Atmospheric Optics
- Wilderland Alaska North Star Winter Scenics The Great White North
- Emerquinox The Spirit of Alaska
- Islands in the Sand
- Wildlife
- The Human Element
- Keiki ‘o ka ‘Aina
- Fish
- Eye of Kanaloa
- Heaven In It’s Midst
- Panorama
- Hymn to the Night
- Maui Roads Highways, Fences, Bridges, Signs and Gates
- Jacob and Sharon Mau Ohana and Friends
- Featured Art
“Your life and my life flow into each other as wave flows into wave, and unless there is peace and joy and freedom for you, there can be no real peace or joy or freedom for me. To see reality:—Not as we expect it to be, but as it is. It is to see that unless we live for each other, and in, and through each other, we do not really live very satisfactorily. There can really be life, only where there really is. In just this sense, love.” by Frederick Buechner
Groups
Sharon Mau hosts Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Dimensions, Forests, Hawai'i ~ Aloha Na'au, Impressionist Art, Jolly Olde Saint Nicholas, Natural Textures, Polynesian Connection, Seashells, Sensational Sun, Soul Mates, Still Life Fine Art and Food Photography and Valentines and Hearts and is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , ! ♦♣♠♥Ȃll Things Black ♥♠♣♦ !, All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Complex Simplicity of Art, Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, ! Creative Writing & Poetry !, ! Inspired Art !, ! ♥♥♥Love Is (Join us!)♥♥♥ !, " ' Too Bright ' ", " You Big SOFTY", "I Got The Music In Me" NO NUDITY!!!, "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "Old Things - 3 per Day", "Poetry and Beautiful Women" , "Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), "Real" Life Photography (2 per day), "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *1:1 with Celebrities, *1:1 with the News (Images Only With a Story), *A Beautiful Blur, *Chocoholics Anonymous*, *Focus and Lighting*, *Islands of The World* - 3/day limit, 1 In The Beginning - Ancient Practices, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 300+ Go Long!, 4 Winners Only, 50+ GROUP, A Class of Its Own, A Fascinating Purple (75% Purple), A Place To Call Home, A Spiritual Walk, A T-Shirt Revolution, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, Abstract Art, ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING, Abstract Macro Urban Art (eg Grungy), Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, Accentuate The Eyes, Adjacent Flames, Aeronautics & Aviation, After Dark, Airlines of the world , Album Art - The way it could've been..., All About Boating, All About Flowers, All About Water, All About Your Best Work, All Animals Great And Small., All Around the Styles, All In, "Editing", All New Improved Seascapes [only upload one per day], All Original Blends, All Out Emotion, All Pets Great and Small, All Street Portraiture:(Country/CITY/)added to your description , All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, All things Coffee, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, All Things Twin, All Trucks, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Alright, what is it?, Altered by Design, Alternative Christmas Images, Alternative Process and Experimental Photography, AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, AMERICAS NATURAL WONDERS, Angel Wings and Heaven, Animal Fantasy & Whimsy, Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography -*4 legged & furry shots Only*, Animal Portraits, Antlers, Racks, and Other Horned Animals, Anything and Everything FUN, aqua, lime or indigo, Arachnids, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes, Art And Text, Art in Math, Art Inspired by Dreams, Art Nouveau and the Arts & Crafts Movement, Artistic Feminine Photography, Artistic Motion Blur, Artrageous RB Artists - Self Portrait Gallery, At the edge, At The Store, B&W - Character - People Shots, Baby Animals (No Kittens or Puppies, 3/day), Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Backyard Photography (NO MACROS, DOGS, CATS, INSECTS, SKYSCAPES), BARNS & Old Grist Mills and Covered Bridges from around the World!, Beach Art, Beach, River and Lake Treasures ( With location ), Beautiful ~ 1 submission per 24 hours, Benches, Berries, Fruits & Seeds - 3/day, Best from Around the Barnyard {2 A Day}, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, Black with a hint of colour, Blooming Trees - 2 per day, Blowing In The Wind, Body of Work, Bokeh, Books, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Buddha, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Candid photographs of friends and family~~ (PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION OF WHO IS IN THE PICTURE), Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Capturing Emotion, Cards: Animals and pets (2/day - NO WRITING), Cards: Best of Your Best, Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Castle Magic, Challenge Café, Childhood, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses, Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Classic Cars Worldwide, Classical Photographic Portraiture, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: BLACK [No FLowers]), Colors of the Wind, Colors of Water, Colour and light, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Compassion, Courage & Friendship, Conservation Photography, contrasting perceptions HELP WANTED NEED CO HOST TO RUN CHALLENGES APPLY IN THE FORUMS. THANKS, Core [C.O.R.E], Cottage Style, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Cover Shots, Creative Inspirations - [2pw], Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Cutest of the Cute, DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, Dawn and Dusk Light, Day Hikes , Days Gone By (Photographs must be twenty years or older and include people please), Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Descriptions, Designers United, Digital Art Compilations (No Nudity Allowed), Digital Modern Portraiture, Dilapidated Buildings, Dips & Trips (1 per day), Diptychs & Triptychs , Dolphins & Whales, Domestic Art - [2/24, NO PEOPLE, PETS, or FLOWERS. INSIDE shots only.], Dream and Fantasy Art (photo manipulation, 3d, painting and digital painting), Drive By Shooting, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Earth Keepers (How do YOU save the Earth?), Ebony and Ivory, Eerie Lighting, Elderly , EMI - The Group, Enchanting Powerful Photo Manipulation (2 per day), Endangered or Vulnerable Plants, Endangered Species, Environmental Awareness, Equine Art and Photography, Everyday Life, Everyday Women, Everything Winter, Exotic Mammals, Extreme Close-Ups, Extreme Weather , Eye Contact (Animals Only), Fabulous Flowers, Falling Leaves, Fantasy Art, Fantasy Fine Art Composites, Farms and Countryside, Fashion and Editorial Photography, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, FEATURED ONLY, Feel, Don't Copy, Feet First, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), Fine Art of Landscape Photography, First Things, Flags in motion, Flotsam & Jetsam, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Food for Thought, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, Freedom In Words & Art, Freedom to Shine, Friends of Bangor and North Down Camera Club, Northern Ireland, Friends of RedBubble, Full Frontal Facades, Fungilicious, Funny Kritters, Gateways, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Glorious Lilies, Gods and Goddesses, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Gorgeous Flower Cards, Graphic Editing 101, Graphite Pencil Artists, Green!, Hands, Heritage in Stone, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Historic Churches, History, Hombres Fatal, Horizons, Horse and Rider , Human and Nature, Humour Captured, I Love Birds, Icy Cold, Images & Ideas, ImageWriting (2/24), Imaginative Realism, Impressionist Photography, Impressive Irises, In Another World .., In the Pink 50% pink, in-between, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Inspiring Blend (Words IN Your Image), Inverted World, Journal Junkies, Just Brown, Just Lines, Just Pure Nature., Kairos, Lakes and Inland Waterways *one* per day, focal point - the water!, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Landscape Photography, Layered with Texture, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light In The Darkness, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Lightning and Storms, Live, Love, Dream: , Livestock in General, Living Christianity, Love & Romance , Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped) , Macro Water Photographic Gallery, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Made In Digital, MAJOR EVENT , Mandala, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Masterpiece: Art, Masterpiece: Photography, MASTERS OF THE SCENIC, Mature Men, Mature Woman, Men Appreciation, Mermaids and mystic creatures, Metallic Junktion, Military Related Art (Past or Present), Military Vehicle Group, Miniatures and Mammoths, Minimalism, Minimalist Landscapes, Mixed Media, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Mother Nature's Finest, Mountains and Mountain Light, Multiracial Beauty, Music Inspired Art (M.I.A) music links/lyrics required, Music of the Spirit, Mysteries of the Common, Myths, Legends and Fairytales, National Parks of the World, Natural Developments, Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers or insects), Nature's Reclamation, Nature's Wonders, Nautical, New Zealand Made, Night Photography, Nirvana (1 images per day and 1 written per day), Northern landscape, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Numbers One to a Trillion, Object Studies & Concepts, Occupied Interiors, Of Noble Birth, Once In A Blue Moon, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Only Orchids!, Our K9 Friend 1 image a day (Dogs only), Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Out of the Past, Painters In Modern Times, Panoramas - 3:1 minimum ratio, Parrots and Cockatoos of the world, Parrots Only (Birds), Passionate About Vintage, Pathway to the Soul (2 in 24hrs), PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, People and Portraiture Photography, Personal Meaning Photography, Perspectives, Pets Are Us ~ 2 per day, phoDOGraphy, Photo Manipulators, Photo-Zen, Photographers of Redbubble (2 per 24hr, Camera info added before it will be accepted!!), Photographers self portrait, Photography 101, Photography Fun, Photoshop Help, Piers and Jetties, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Portraits in Natural Light, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Proteas, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Orothamnus & Serruria, Public Utilities , Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Railway Art and Photography, Rain Drops & Water Art - Fresh Water Only!, RedBubblers, Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Reflectivity, Religious Art & Photography, Requiem, Rivers and Streams, ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY - your dashboard point of view!, Rocks and Stones, Rowing, Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits - 2 Per 24 Hours, Safe Haven, Scenery, Scotlands History, SEA, Seasonal 'Scapes, Selective Coloring, Self as Other, Self Portrait, Shades of Grey, Shadows & Reflections, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shifting Sands, SHOPFRONTS , Shots in the Fog, Signs, Silhouette, Simply Horses, Simply the Best, Simply White Artwork Gallery - 95% White !, Sisters in Arms (feminine relationship described), Skyscapes, Smiles, Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Sold! , Something Fishy, Something To Say, Songbirds of North America 2 a Day, Soul reflections, Speaking Photos (Storytelling) - 2 per day -, SPIRIT, Spirit of the Native American, Spiritual Art, Sports Photography, STAINED GLASS ART, Statues and Such, Stillness Speaks **Max 2 uploads per day** {{No NUDES, ABSTRACT, CANDIDS or ACTION IMAGES}}, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Streetscapes, Strictly Human Faces , Sun Rays..., Sunflowers, Sunrise, Sunset, Surfing, Symbolism in Art, TABLES AND CHAIRS, Take Me Higher (Dynamic Range), Tarot: Map Of Consciousness, Technical Photography, Techno Logical, Textures Unlimited, That One Great Shot, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The 500 to 5000 Viewings Group, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Art of Intrigue 2/24, The Artistic Nude, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The beauty of poetry, The Birds, The Collector's Corner, THE DIVINE FEMININE, The Eyes Have It, The FENCE group, ThE fInE aRt Of pEEliNg PaINt, The Fine Art of Photography, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art, The Great Hunter, The Great Outdoors (no garden shots, limit man made objects to wilderness gear, please), The Greatest View in the World, The Healing Journey, The Human Condition, The Male Nude, The Photographer In Action, THE PHOTOGRAPHERS VAULT, The Pony Club (no horseys over 14.2hh), The Scots are Coming, THE SISTERHOOD, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Visual Dictionary (definition must be on image), The Voyage Of The Surrealists, THE WAIST UP - Portraiture Photography 2 per 24 hour limit, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, The World, The World As We See It , or as we missed it., The X - Human Sentiment, Timber and Water, Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trains, Travel and Adventure, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Tropical Art, True Potential - art showing the intention to make this world a better place., Tuesday Afternoon, TUNNEL VISION (photography only), TUTORIALS (Help and Advice forums), Two Beings Group, Ultimate Reflection, Ultimate Resources, Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day), Unique Buildings Of The World, United States, United States Challenges Only - NOVEMBER THEME: Signs (3 max per month), Unwanted , Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation., Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Vibration in Art and Verse - VAVoom!, Visual Texture(no pornography,nudes or offensive works), WARBIRDS , Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, Waves, Wedding Inspiration Group, Weekly Theme Challenges, Western United States Artists and Photographers, What A Shot , Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Wild Nature Photography & Writing, Wildflowers of North America - 3/day, Windows and Doors, Wolves in Art, Woman Appreciation, Writers Edge, Writing Workshop, You're Accepted, Your Country's Best (2 images per day), Your Living spaces. , Your Magic PLACE (only a place!), Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required) and ☮Peace☮.
Journal Entries
Mahalo for the Featured Member Award
Posted 14 days ago, 22 comments so far.
Calendar Sale ~ Extremely Maui ~ Essence of the Island
Posted 18 days ago, 34 comments so far.
Features ~ Spotlights of the Week 10 - 25 October 2009
Posted about 1 month ago, 22 comments so far.
Features ~ Spotlights of the Week 30 September - 09 October 2009
Posted about 1 month ago, 20 comments so far.
Mahalo for 170,914 Views ~ Features ~ Spotlights of the Week 24 - 30 September 2009
Posted about 1 month ago, 16 comments so far.
Hawaiian Islands under Tsunami Watch ~ Maui Local News 29 September 2009
Posted about 1 month ago, 18 comments so far.
Greeting Card Sale ~ He pua laha 'ole Hau'oli, Hau'oli'oli ~ Melia hae Hawai'i Tropical Plumeria
Posted about 1 month ago, 11 comments so far.
Mahalo for 165,122 Views ~ Features ~ Spotlights of the Week 10 - 23 September 2009
Posted about 1 month ago, 21 comments so far.
Firefox
Posted 2 months ago, 13 comments so far.
Offline Temporarily Family Emergency
Posted 2 months ago, 35 comments so far.
Art
Writing
In the moment of Awakening
Mana’o …...
Kalani
When they were young, in Kauiko’ouli’s time, Kalani / had been a kanaka nui among Hawaiians. He had been a luna in their valley and had directed the konohiki labor for years.
The Deeper Meaning of Aloha
Ke Ao-Ulaula / E ho’omaika’i O la’a kea me ke aloha pau ole / Preserve the language, preserve the culture, preserve the ‘aina (land), live in balance, live aloha.
Life is a Dream
Whatever we project is returned to us because that which we focus on we give power to… it is the power of intention
Celebrate in Dance
... to silently wander among the trees in the ancient long-quiescent deep forests and breathe deeply the sweet essence of rainsoaked earth.
Sharon Mau ~ Ourjrny ~ The Heart Within the Art
to realize my quintessence of Spirit has always existed, and will always be a significant part of the great cosmic fabric in the multi-dimensional realm of reality…
