Behind The Lens Maui

Nicole Sanchez/​Behind the Lens Maui came highly recommended to us and now I am highly recommending them to anyone looking for an awesome photographer! Nicole and Trevor are amazing and have such a sweet, relaxed Hawaiian vibe that by the time they were finished photographing our wedding I felt like they were family. Nicole was super helpful from the initial planning stages all the way thru the day of our wedding with wonderful ideas and great tips. I felt totally taken care of by her! She took the time to get to know us and find out what was important to us which really came thru in the stunning photographs she took of our intimate sunset wedding on the beach. We LOVE our pictures and are soooo grateful to Nicole and Trevor for helping make our wedding an absolutely perfect day!

Really enjoyed working with Nicole at Behind The Lens Maui. She made us feel totally comfortable at our beach wedding, and you can tell she has a lot of experience and set us up for some great photos. She also listened to our requests. When we returned home, Nicole was very quick to respond to email, and even got us our photos early! I would definitely recommend Behind the Lens Maui.

If you are looking for the best photographer with an amazing personality then look no further! My wife and I had the time of our life doing our photos with Nicole and Trevor. We cannot thank you guys enough for capturing our dreams!

Nicole & her team were awesome & absolutely a pleasure to work with! We booked our sessions for two families last minute & they made it so easy and worked with us around our schedule. Had a great time & got beautiful photos. Thank you so much for helping us capture our first family vacations in Maui!

Thanks to Nicole at Behind the Lens Maui, our beach wedding was captured beautifully! We hadn’t met Nicole prior to our big day (our wedding coordinator lined her up for us), and we couldn’t have been happier. She was professional, friendly, and attentive to our requests, but more importantly she took spectacular pictures that we will forever cherish.
At first, we were only going to have her at the actual ceremony. We ended up having her come to our reception as well, and we are so glad we did! She did a great job of staying out of the way (our reception area was rather small), while still capturing all of the beautiful photos that we could have hoped for.
We absolutely recommend Nicole — she’s fantastic!
~Clay and Kristin

The pictures overall turned out amazing! We wanted photos to capture the vibrant colors of Maui and that is exactly what we got in the photos for our wedding day and the trash the dress photo shoot. We had several phone conferences to prepare and reiterate what we wanted. Nicole is very quick to respond if you ever have any questions! We were lucky enough to also meet before the wedding rehearsal to pick places we could take photos, which was great for saving time. We wanted creative, fun photos that caught the moments of our wedding, not posed smiles. Luckily with our group of guest, capturing raw moments during our wedding night wasn’t hard. The two assistant photographers, Ian and Trevor were a blast to work with. There were like Ninja’s, ready and able to capture anything that happened! The only downfall was at times it seemed like Nicole felt overwhelmed or unable to keep up with the group of guests we had. But, when we worked just with her and Trevor for the Trash the Dress, she was extremely fun, easy, and open to work with. Definitely a talented photographer. Although her energy didn’t quite match us, Nicole is a sweet, professional, and talented photographer to work with.

I had my wedding ceremony on Makena surf beach in May 2015. The location was perfect and the photos were amazing. Sue was my photographer and she made us feel comfortable the whole time. It was a fun process. Nicole handled our images afterward and was friendly and very speedy. We had our purchased images promptly as promised.
Best of all since it was an elopement I had friends and family say that the pictures made them feel as though they were there! I highly recommend using Nicole and team for any photo needs!

I was planning to propose to my fiancé on Maui and was looking for a local photographer to capture the moment. I had the venue selected at Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm so in contacting several photographers, many of them had a travel fee. After browsing the internet and reading some reviews, I found Nicole of Behind the Lens Maui. She had very competitive prices and did not charge a travel fee. Her website is very accessible and had lots of photos for me to view. Although we were doing an surprise proposal shoot and she could have charged me like an «engagement photo» session, she was very reasonable in offering me a «family portrait» package.
We communicated via e-​mail and phone for several months prior to the day. Because I live on O’ahu and had not had a chance to meet Nicole prior, she was so nice to go to the the Lavender farm to check out where I was planning to propose (the gazebo near the top of the property). I had been there before with my fiancé and knew it was a special place.
The afternoon of the engagement, we got to the farm about 15-​minutes prior to closing (planned that way) and Nicole and her two assistants were already in place. She was texting me her status so not to tip off my fiancé. Nicole and her assistant captured the whole proposal with two different angles. Then we spent about an hour taking photos around the Lavender farm which was gorgeous!
After returning to O’ahu, Nicole was very responsive via e-​mail about the photos and even paid for an 8“x10″ photo. She was very prompt in sending me the photos from the engagement. They were very beautiful and she really captured the excitement and jubilation we were feeling throughout the property. I would highly recommend her as she is a great local photographer who takes the time to correspond with her clients.
Mahalo Nicole!

Let me begin by saying that my (then) fiancé and myself were not your average casually-​wealthy Hawaiian wedding. Nope, think of who in your circle of friends you would expect would be LEAST likely to afford a Maui wedding… Yes THAT couple. That’s us.
From the beginning, Nicole was beyond patient and very responsive (unusual with the typical lack of hurry particular to Hawaii). I initially emailed her MONTHS before my 9÷24÷2014 wedding as a referral from my fabulous caterer/​wedding-​planner-​extraordinaire (that’s a whole ‘nother review). Due to lack of funds (#StoryOfMyLife) I *gasp* flaked on actually booking until literally a few weeks before the actual date. She was good enough to never mention my flakiness. In fact when I finally did get around to confirming, Nicole insisted on a full interview with me, expectations, family relations, any unusual bickering, photo ideas… I couldn’t believe how thorough and professional she was. I felt like a million bucks. She had no problems cutting corners for me, and creating a package just for me and my fiancé. When the wedding went late (VERY late– no finger pointing but the groom forgot part of his suit), she stayed late for the cake cutting insisting that those pictures were priceless. I’m a believer, and I know that God was with us in that we were truly blessed by every vendor and especially by our wonderful photographer. I would not hesitate to recommend Nicole and company. Funny, personable, professional, and she is great at making even the most camera shy groom loosen up. Thanks again!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Nicole (and Lacey)!
From initial email contact to actual picture day was seamless. Nicole is VERY easy to work with.
Then the magic began… We came to Maui on a family vacation. We wanted to have a professional capture our family before they leave the nest. Nicole was patient with my children. For two active boys, it was easy for them.
Thank you Nicole and Lacey for a great evening at the beach.

I went to Maui for a family reunion with my husband, 3 year old son and my parents this past December for the holidays. We had not taken profession family pictures since my little guy was 2 months old so we were excited to capture the moment with all the beautiful nature that Maui has to offer. I found out about Behind the Lens Maui while researching on the internet and Nicole’s reviews were AWESOME! We communicated via email, text and phone going over the details of the photo shoot. Her suggestions on where to shoot the photos were exactly what I was looking for and her website showed the proof that she was a super talented photographer with an eye for capturing the moment. All I can say is that her work is simply AMAZING! The photos she took were beautiful and even though my 3 year old was not so cooperative she was able to hold his attention long enough to capture the most precious moments. Thank you so much Nicole!

We discovered Nicole Sanchez at Behind The Lens Maui through a friend of ours who had used her for family pictures while vacationing in Maui. After reviewing her work we decided to reach out to her to have our family pictures taken while we visited over spring break. From the initial interaction we knew we chose the right photographer.
Nicole was so acoomodating and flexible which was fantastic because the weather had been a bit unpredictable. The day of the shoot was perfect and Nicole and her assistant were an absolute joy to be with. She made everyone feel at home and at the end of our session it truly felt as if we had a new family friend. The pictures turned out amazing. I will whole heartedly recommend Nicole Sanchez and Behind The Lens Maui for your special memories.

Nicole is fantastic photographer and a great person as well. We liked Nicole’s portfolio and read the nice recommendations of her work. After talking and meeting with her, she was very professional and felt she would be easy to work with and we knew we wanted Nicole to be our wedding photographer and we are so glad we did.
Nicole was very responsive to our questions and emails and she took the time out to really understand what we wanted. Nicole also provided very helpful advice in our wedding planning in general which was added bonus. Our wedding photos came out amazing — we highly recommend Nicole.

from start to finish our experience was great. Nicole met our party on the beach in Makena. She made us feel comfortable and at ease. With what I feel is a difficult shoot with the sunset behind us she captured pure emotion.
A true professional and a great value…

We got married in Maui in December 2012 and Nicole, owner of Behind the Lens Maui was our Maui Wedding Photographer. I guess everyone chooses a wedding planner first but when I checked Nicole’s work, it was love at first sight so I first decided for the photographer. Nicole is so talented, professional but also very fun to be with it. Nicole started communicated with me since the very beginning on a daily bases. She promptly replied to all of my emails, advised on both shooting locations (apart from the wedding itself that took part in the morning, we also wanted to have a sunset shooting), restaurant for wedding reception. Also, she advised us not to be lazy and get up early in the morning so the ocean will have a bright blue color instead of gray color in the evening.
The pictures that came out are just breathtaking. All our friends and family are complimenting on the photos — the colors are breathtaking, poses very unique and the background is so exotic.
Originally we decided to have 2 shootings and 60 photos all together. However, after the photos came out we just could not decide as one photo was better than the other. Finally, Nicole, such a good hearted woman, offered to upgrade to all 900 photos for a very reasonable fee. Nicole is not only a God gifted photographer and easy person to work with, she has also become our a very true friend. We (me and my husband and another 4 couples) had such a good time with Nicole that we would highly recommend her to anyone. All my single friends want her to be their Maui wedding photographer! :-)

Nicole and her assistant Mele were awesome! Nicole shot our engagement shoot at Kapalua Bay and will be shooting our wedding in October. She is very quick to reply to emails and was always available for my many questions. Nicole is as good as they get!

Extremely professional and easy to work wit. Nicole listened to all our needs and customized our session to the style of photography we wanted. We found her to be very accommodating. We have a large family and several children who are not always easy to work with but, Nicole was able to get them to listen and respond. Service– We found Nicole to respond fast to all our e-​mails and the turn around time for the final product was within days of our shoot. We absolutely love our photos and will not only call on her services again but, will be referring our friends to her as well.
The Sickels Family

My husband and I had Nicole photograph our Wedding at Gannon’s in Wailea this December. We don’t have enough good things to say about Nicole or our photos. We live in California, and decided on Nicole after doing online research and looking at the photos on her website. We emailed her some photos we liked of a friend’s wedding, and she was very receptive and excited that had shown her some images that we liked, so that she had an idea of what we wanted in our photos. We emailed back and forth a few times, and chatted on the phone a couple of times as well. She responded promptly to all of our calls and emails, and even helped us plan our shot list, our timeline for the wedding to ensure sunset photos on the beach, and recommended a hair and makeup artist… (check out Maui Mira… she’s also phenomenal). Nicole went above and beyond to help us with not just our photos, but also other wedding plans and advice.
When we got to Maui and met Nicole she was just as wonderful in person. She gave us all the freedom we wanted with our photos, but also was good at directing us, and all of our friends and family so that we could get great pictures. When we made a suggestion, she made it work, and when we didn’t she told us exactly what to do and where to go. After being in four weddings in the past four years and experiencing many photographers, I really appreciated that she was such a good director. She also is so personable and friendly that my husband, wedding party and I tried to convince her to stay at the wedding longer and hang out.
She had 5 hours worth of photos edited and available to us before we even returned from Kauai for our honeymoon. Five days later all of the CD’s arrived in the mail with photos better than we could have hoped for.
If you are getting married in Maui I highly recommend Nicole Sanchez at Behind the Lens Maui… Nicole, if you are reading this, Matt and I have joked about flying you out to take our baby pictures sometime in the next few years. =)

Did some research on photographers in Maui because I wanted to take professional, family photos while we were on vacation. Decided to go with Nicole and Behind the Lens because they seemed to offer exactly what I was looking for. Contact was mainly through email, but she is very quick in responses. With me being a very picky and indecisive person, I kept asking her questions about location preferences, top places to shoot, etc. She was so nice about answering my needs and even gave me tips on things to do and places to eat in the area. She was my ultimate Maui guide.
Finally met with Nicole for our family shots and she was just as awesome in person than just through emails. We have a 21 month old who doesn’t want to cooperate all the time, but she was super patient and just made our entire shoot feel like a family outing. We just played with our daughter and Nicole was just snapping away.
The shoot ended and I was saddened. Nicole was just so friendly and funny, and professional all at the same time. She made my super bashful husband and crazy toddler feel comfortable the entire time of the shoot. I thought we were going to feel uneasy and unnatural doing photos, but we experienced the complete opposite.
Hands down, best photography experience, ever! Thank you Nicole…

My wedding was on 9÷10÷11 on Ula Beach in Wailea, Maui…
What can I say about Nicole, she was great, down to earth and just wonderful to work with. She took great photos of my wedding and she comes highly recommended. She was so sweet that she even gave me EXTRA photos that weren’t included in my wedding package and FOR THAT ALONE, SHE GETS 5 STARS! On top of the 5 stars she was going to get anyway! Thanks Nicole, you were awesome and I already passed on the blessings to someone else.
mr and mrs haynes