aloha photo design

Award winning international photographer Nicole Held Mayo – owner of Alohaphotodesign, is a Kauai, Hawaii – based photographer who specializes in architecture, commercial, lifestyle/art, on-location portraiture and travel assignments. Raised in Europe, Nicole has used Hawaii as her base for nearly 8 years.

Photography has been her first passion in life. As a young girl she became addicted to the art and knew the only professional choice for her would be to become a photographer. Nicole studied photography in Germany and graduated from the photography college in Babelsberg/Berlin then continued her creative education at the Media Design Academy in Berlin and San Diego. Her work has been celebrated in art exhibitions, local magazines and nation-wide publications. She is married to big wave surfer Eddie and is blessed with two awesome kids, Elijah and Luke. She loves to play her guitar, listening to jazz and enjoys the Kauai lifestyle. Life on Kauai is great!