Hi, I'm Sophia!

I love the ocean and everything that comes with it, and I am super stoked that I get to create amazing photos in this beautiful island I call home.

A little about me

Hi! I'm Sophia! I am a wife, and a mother to two children that are very different from each other and challenge me everyday to become a better version of myself. We get to call the North Shore of O'ahu home and I still pinch myself everyday when I wake up and have my coffee (or coffees... black, no sugar) while admiring the gorgeous mountains in front of our home. I am a lover of Jesus, art, salt water, adventure and vibrant colors.

I found my way to Hawaii in 2005 when I came to work with Surfing the Nations for a year - it was the first time I ever left my home in Brazil to live abroad. I met my husband the day I arrived in O'ahu and never really made it back home (sorry Mom!). We built our little family by adding two beautiful kids to our lives, left the island for 3 years, then made our way back in 2015 because the North Shore of O'ahu is what home feels like for us and it's where we want our kids to grow up.

The ocean has always been a huge part of my life and one of my biggest inspirations. As a teenager I would spend hours painting the perfect deserted beach and wave upon wave rolling in - always with vibrant and bold colors. Today, I love that I am able to tell stories through photography and video while infusing them with my love of color, water and light.

So if you feel like we would be a good match, send me a quick hello and let's get started!

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MY LATEST PERSONAL STORIES:

I am on a mission to take my family to places that literally take our breath away. I want to instill in my kids an appreciation for the raw beauty of nature and my goal is to create memories as a family that we can look back on years from now and will make our hearts swell with joy - be it here in Hawaii or out there in the world!

Here are some of our latest family adventures:

Shipwreck Beach in Lana’i

personal travels

“We laughed and cried and felt so happy and thankful that Sophia was able to capture the most amazing day of our lives!”

— Scott and Melissa Thomas

Online Features

Click Magazine’s Best Photos of 2019 - Click Magazine | 2020

26 Stunning and Impressive Baby Belly Images - Looks Like Film | December 2019

29 Gorgeous Photos that Celebrate the Many Ways Women Become Moms - Huffington Post | May 2017

Steal this Mom's Photo Challenge Immediately - Baby Center | June 2016

10 Beautiful Umbilical Cord Images - Birth Becomes Her | July 2016

11 Stunning Water Birth Images - Birth Becomes Her | June 2016

35 Raw Birth Photos Of Dads Welcoming Their Babies Into The World - Huffington Post | June 2016

Why this picture is among one Family's Most Treasured Photos - Baby Center | June 2016

12 Stunning Images That Perfectly Capture the Beauty of Giving Birth - Woman's Day Magazine | Cosmopolitan | Good Housekeeping | October 2015

15 Stunning Images of Home Births at Christmas - BuzzFeed | December 2014

Incredible Images of Babies Being Born Give Us a Look at the Miracle of Birth - Cafe Mom's The Stir | July 2014