Ben is the best of the best. Not only did he capture truly one-of-a-kind photos of our family with the most breathtaking of backdrops, but he was super personable and efficient. Our family was visiting Maui from Washington, DC and I was on fence about setting aside the time and logistics for family photos, but Ben made it convenient and fun, and took the best family photos we’ve ever had taken. H... More

Ben is the best of the best. Not only did he capture truly one-of-a-kind photos of our family with the most breathtaking of backdrops, but he was super personable and efficient. Our family was visiting Maui from Washington, DC and I was on fence about setting aside the time and logistics for family photos, but Ben made it convenient and fun, and took the best family photos we’ve ever had taken. He is a true pro…I highly recommend him. Less

Ben is professional, talented and fun to work with. This is the first professional photo my son ever agreed to and he enjoyed the process. Thank you Ben!

Ben Kottke did a great job of capturing our family memories in Hawaii. Beautiful pictures and great communication. Yes, I definitely would recommend.

Ben is a wonderful photographer! I called all the top Maui photographers on Yelp and Ben by far impressed me the most. When talking with other photographers they were really passive and didn't give great direction. However, when I got to Ben he was a wealth of knowledge. I have been to Maui over ten times and quite familiar with the island. When talking with Ben about what beach to do the engagem... More

Ben is a wonderful photographer! I called all the top Maui photographers on Yelp and Ben by far impressed me the most. When talking with other photographers they were really passive and didn't give great direction. However, when I got to Ben he was a wealth of knowledge. I have been to Maui over ten times and quite familiar with the island. When talking with Ben about what beach to do the engagement at he would say things like, "I wouldn't do it there due to He was a pleasure to work with the dave of as well - he's a very detailed oriented person which really allowed me to relax the day of the engagement. He also gets the pictures back edited in a very short period of time! Ben was great and you won't regret choosing him. Less

Ben is very professional. We communicated since 1 month until the minute that I proposed. The pictures are wonderful! Thank you Ben.

Ben was such a pleasure to work with! He was very responsive right from the start and made the whole process easy and fun. We did a maternity session with him and the photos turned out beautifully. You could tell he really went the extra mile to make sure they were gorgeous! His price for an hour session (and for how much time you could tell he put in afterwards) was quite reasonable!

Ben was super to work with and chose some fantastic locations. Nathan Horrocks

We did couple pre wedding shoot with ben and he is just amazing. Please look no further for your special day to capture pictures. He made me and my fiance so comfortable during shoot ans gave us so many ideas to pose. We thoroughly enjoyed the photoshoot and the pictures are dreamy fairly tale like just like we wanted. Cant thank him enough.

We scheduled our engagement photos with Ben in Maui. Absolutely loved them! Ben was awesome super professional, and we got a lot of pics and they all turned out beautiful.

Ben was wonderful! He captured our little family perfectly in just a short photoshoot. He knew exactly how to place us and what would make for a good picture. We got such a good variety of photos and he worked great with our toddler! Thank you!

I reached out for a photographer via yelp for a mini photo shoot while vacationing on Maui. Ben was one of a few that replied for with availability for a 15 min session. We received our photos via a link 9 days after the session as promised. I am so happy with the quality, the number of pictures taken, responsiveness of Ben and ease of the overall process. I would recommend Ben and plan on using ... More

I reached out for a photographer via yelp for a mini photo shoot while vacationing on Maui. Ben was one of a few that replied for with availability for a 15 min session. We received our photos via a link 9 days after the session as promised. I am so happy with the quality, the number of pictures taken, responsiveness of Ben and ease of the overall process. I would recommend Ben and plan on using him again to document our family vacations. Less

I highly recommend Ben for any photography in Maui. He was a pleasure to work with, very helpful throughout the whole process. He helped us pick an amazing location for our engagement photos and most importantly the pictures came out great!!

We went on a family vacation (with another family) to Maui and were looking to get some photo shoot done. I found Ben through online search and am glad to have found the right person. Ben was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and knew his stuff. He let me pick my poses (he as well suggested few poses), he listened to my requirements and accordingly suggested a very beautiful place in Maui for our ... More

We went on a family vacation (with another family) to Maui and were looking to get some photo shoot done. I found Ben through online search and am glad to have found the right person. Ben was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and knew his stuff. He let me pick my poses (he as well suggested few poses), he listened to my requirements and accordingly suggested a very beautiful place in Maui for our photo shoot. The day of our shoot, it was very cloudy so Ben was very accommodative and suggested another shoot location with similar vibe as our original shoot location. I agree with other reviews, Ben took many pictures and we get to keep them all (which is really great). We were 2 families (7 people in total), Ben nicely managed to take pictures of all of us (group) and individual families as well. Due to weather condition not so great, Ben also suggested and offered another session next day (when it was nice and sunny) and which was close to our resort (making it easy for us to reach). Overall Ben went to his full extent and help us out capturing the beautiful elements of Maui (Water, beach, sand, palm trees, jungle theme). I would definitely recommend Ben to anyone going to Maui and looking to get the photo shoot done. Great job Ben, keep up the good work. Less

I just got our photos from Ben and they are amazing! Despite the rain, despite the wind, despite having a 14 year old in peak eye roll stage, we now have a multitude of fantastic family photos. Ben was responsive, professional, warm and put us completely at ease. He created several different kinds of shots, utilizing the 360 degree beauty of the beach - and even caught a rainbow in one of our bac... More

I just got our photos from Ben and they are amazing! Despite the rain, despite the wind, despite having a 14 year old in peak eye roll stage, we now have a multitude of fantastic family photos. Ben was responsive, professional, warm and put us completely at ease. He created several different kinds of shots, utilizing the 360 degree beauty of the beach - and even caught a rainbow in one of our backgrounds! The only difficult aspect will be choosing which ones go on the Christmas card. Can’t recommend highly enough - we will definitely be hiring Ben again! Less

We went to Maui for a family vacation and wanted to capture the moment. Ben was responsive to our request and made the photo shoot fun, comfortable and we ended up with some great shots!

I AM OBSESSED with our pictures Ben took of our couples/surprise engagement! Ben went above and beyond to meet my BF at the location of his choice ( not Ben's) and made sure to map out the exact spot with driving directions, etc! Ben helped in the surprise process and it was magical! our pictures were 1000% better than I could have imagined. if we get married in Maui- Ben will be there with camer... More

I AM OBSESSED with our pictures Ben took of our couples/surprise engagement! Ben went above and beyond to meet my BF at the location of his choice ( not Ben's) and made sure to map out the exact spot with driving directions, etc! Ben helped in the surprise process and it was magical! our pictures were 1000% better than I could have imagined. if we get married in Maui- Ben will be there with camera in hand! Less

Ben truly went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. It felt very personal with him and he accounted for all the details to make it such a special moment. He made us both feel very comfortable throughout the entire photo shoot. I couldn't have asked for more! If I could give him 10 stars I would. Excellent work!

What a great time! Ben was very professional. He was on time, took us to a cute beach with very few people, and spent a lot of time with us so we could get the best pictures! The ability to download all the pictures is great. Most photographers only allow you to choose a couple of shots. He captured some really fun shots that we want to keep but not frame. I love that we can have those too. I wou... More

What a great time! Ben was very professional. He was on time, took us to a cute beach with very few people, and spent a lot of time with us so we could get the best pictures! The ability to download all the pictures is great. Most photographers only allow you to choose a couple of shots. He captured some really fun shots that we want to keep but not frame. I love that we can have those too. I would highly recommend him! Less

We had Ben take pictures two years ago of my daughter and her husband. The pictures were lovely. There are many favorites displayed around our homes. Early August we got to Maui with our family and our granddaughter and thought it would be great to reconnect with Ben. He was so accommodating and agreed to meet with us on the beach. We were so appreciative of him taking the time last minute. ... More

We had Ben take pictures two years ago of my daughter and her husband. The pictures were lovely. There are many favorites displayed around our homes. Early August we got to Maui with our family and our granddaughter and thought it would be great to reconnect with Ben. He was so accommodating and agreed to meet with us on the beach. We were so appreciative of him taking the time last minute. Ben is a professional, very communicative and he is wonderful. Please consider using him. Due to the fire (the same day of our photo session), there is nervousness that Ben's business will slow down due to less tourists. Please look at his gallery and consider purchasing pictures to support him! Less

My husband and I went to Maui last month and last minute decided to get a sunset photoshoot done there. We heard about Ben Kottke and contacted him the week of our trip and he was very quick in responding. He provided us all the details, contract and pricing promptly and was able to book us within a couple days. The photoshoot went very smoothly and was a lot of fun. We did the "Adventure Wailea"... More

My husband and I went to Maui last month and last minute decided to get a sunset photoshoot done there. We heard about Ben Kottke and contacted him the week of our trip and he was very quick in responding. He provided us all the details, contract and pricing promptly and was able to book us within a couple days. The photoshoot went very smoothly and was a lot of fun. We did the "Adventure Wailea" package with him. We got the photos within 2-3 weeks timeframe and were very happy with how they turned out! I highly recommend him. He is professional, punctual and makes the experience very easy going and fun. Less

Ben was amazing. Accommodating to a last minute change and went above and beyond in helping me orchestrate a proposal. The shots he got of us were fantastic. He gives just the right amount of instruction and then gets amazing natural shots from there. Ben will be the go to photographer on every trip we take in Maui.