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Russell Tanoue
by Katie Young
Russell Tanoue has become one of Hawaii's top fashion/glamour
photographers and remains in high demand after two decades behind
the lens. He brings out the best in models, actors, recording artists
and celebrities in Hawaii and across the United States and around the
world capturing a person's unseen beauty and creating images that can
only be described as electrifying. He is also known for creating the
"faces" of tomorrow.
A former dancer Tanoue's work has appeared in magazines, brochures and
models'/actors' portfolios as well as on posters, CD/video covers and
calendars. His client list includes such celebrities as actor Daniel Dae
Kim of LOST, actress Kelly Hu , actress Laura Harring of Mulholland
Drive, actor Jason Scott Lee, artist Christian Lassen, international
male models Sebastian Siegle and Scott Milligan, the Playboy Playmates
for Hardbodies as well as recording artists, Pauline Wilson, O-Shen,
Raiatea Helm and international star Anita Sarawak to name a few.
His work has taken him from Hawaii to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las
Vegas, and Chicago. On his future destination agenda is Florida and New
York. He has been the photographer of choice for MidWeek newspaper's
annual swimsuit issue for the past 10years. Tanoue's talents have also
put him in front of the lens on occasion, making him the subject of
numerous newspaper and magazine articles as well as news and
entertainment programs, including E Entertainment's Wild On.
One of his missions is to make a positive difference in the lives of
people he encounters. To that end, he created Project Shine in 2001.
The program offers free makeovers and photo sessions to people fighting
cancer and other diseases, victims of domestic violence and teenagers
rehabilitated from drug abuse. To help raise money to support his
community work, Tanoue has also become one of Honolulu's premier party
hosts, creating industry events that support his Project Shine or other
charities.
His current monthly events are BEAUTIFUL, held at Pearl @ Ala Moana
Shopping Center, Ho'okipa Terrace on the last Saturday of each month.
Through his events he has hosted such celebrities as NBA's Reggie
Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kelly Hu, Playboy Playmates, Cory
Huntington, Wayne Brady, Jon Lovitt and much more.
Tanoue actually began his career in the art world as a professional
dancer. He traveled throughout the United Sates and Canada for eight
years, and performed on the Hawaiian Moving Company and the national
20th Century Fox's Dance Fever. Tanoue's talent for doing make-up and
taking pictures of some of the dancers eventually led him to his passion
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