They kept sending me offshore to shoot rigs. So, in 1994, Mahi set off on her own, while continuing to freelance for Marathon. Since then, she's been all over the world on helicopters, boats, rigs, miles from the comfort of home to shoot pipelines and engines. The challenge is finding new ways to shoot a refinery or construction site. I get in a position people are not typically in.
Most people shoot at eye level.
I'm still using the basics of what I learned in composition and design. Sometimes it's also challenging being a woman and constantly trekking to remote and dangerous locations. She worked up until the week before the birth of her son, and only a month later was shooting pictures of engines for Caterpillar. When you think about it, it's amazing that they send a woman out to do the job. It's all built on relationships.