A great place to take family beach photos in Wailea and Kihei areas is Sugar Beach. It is easy to get to and what I love most about it is that there are not hotels on the beach and the beach is deserted most of the time.

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The water is mostly calm with some small waves which is great for playing.

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Sugar beach is a nice wide long sandy beach right near both Kihei and Wailea as well as Maalaea. Going there gets you out of the resort areas and ensures you won’t have hotels in the backgrounds of your photos.

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My favorite part is that there is plenty of room to play and great water for the whole family to get into to.  Maui family beach photos in Wailea are a great adventure during vacation.

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One of my priorities is to be in a place where you can rest and relax and take turns having the camera on you. Where you can have alot of downtime and not feel rushed or watched while you have family photos.

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I really want to capture the real you. The way your family actually is together. All the dynamics and love and connection that come out when you have some space to breathe.

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Where you can rest and laugh and run and play at a family photo session on Maui. This beach is a great meeting spot for folks staying in the resort areas of Kihei and Wailea.

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These guys were the sweetest and funnest family to photograph. And not afraid to get wet and play. They drove up from the Grand Wailea about 20 minutes in the early morning and met me here. This is exactly how I like to shoot maui family photography on the beach in Wailea — a little wild and very honest. Email me at wendylaurelphoto@gmail.com or use the contact form to send me a message to book your family photo shoot on Maui.