PORTFOLIO
COURTESY MILTON HEE
Milton Hee patiently awaited a fireworks show at Aloha Tower Marketplace when fate presented him another photographic opportunity: a glowing Matson container ship.
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Enjoying life behind the lanes
A photography shares his take on Chinatown
Although Milton Hee had been interested in photography for a number of years, it wasn't until the last couple that he's been able to indulge his interest.
He retired as manager of the state's Traffic Violations Bureau in 2000 and then returned to the state as a project manager for the Judiciary's information management system, until he re-retired in 2005. Then, there was his mother to care for. But as evidenced by the photos on this page, Hee has finally arrived at a time in his life when he can stop and shoot to his heart's content.
A computer man by trade, Hee understands well the technical side of photography. "It's pretty precise," he says.
COURTESY MILTON HEE
A reflection in a pond near Indigo restaurant provides an interesting portrait.
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But the artistic aspect has been a bit more of a challenge, and so Hee enrolled in Kaimuki adult education teacher Ed Yee's summer photography course. Hee calls Yee "terrific" not just for his teaching skill, but for the fact that he takes his students on shooting field trips every weekend on his own time.
"That's why his course is always full," Hee says.
These images were taken on a recent class trip to Chinatown. They are the first of a two-part installment of photography from Yee's summer students who pounded the downtown pavement armed with their cameras and a wealth of techniques to execute. Next week's page will feature the work of several students.
Check out next week's "Portfolio" page and see Chinatown through inspired eyes.
COURTESY MILTON HEE
"This frog was angry," Hee says of the unlucky caged critter, that was soon to be someone's dinner.
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COURTESY MILTON HEE
A lone green tomato in a sea of red. "Throughout my life, I've sometimes felt like that green tomato, wondering where all the other tomatoes like me are," says Hee.
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