Beautiful Gina Maria one of the top female fitness and swimsuit models in Hawaii, graces this Swimwear USA cover from 1990.  The light in Hawaii is changable, but generally quite good.  Here we shot in open shade on the beach on the North Shore of Oahu.  These beaches are very beautiful and also very dangerous for swimmers, and of course the favorite for top surfers.  We were warned not to even set foot in the water by a man whose house was right on the beach.  He told us that a man had drowned, dragged down by the undertow, just a couple of days before we were there.  It was hard to resist, as the ocean is just so beautiful there.   The power of nature is just incredible. 

About the photographer . .
Steve Landis shoots glamour and swimsuit models on location and in the studio.  New York based, Steve Landis specializes in celebrity portraits and covers for leading international magazines. Creating simple, beautifully lit images are trademarks of Landis' work.

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Brunette, natural beauty Tawny Cable, photographed here on the North Shore of Oahu, by Steve Landis for Swimwear USA's special poster edition.  Kauila Barber did the make-up and hair for both covers and the entire job.  More of Tawny and other swimsuit models from Hawaii.