Modern Milestones Hawaii

Modern Milestones Hawaii is based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Operating as Modern Milestones Hawaii out of Kailua-Kona, she splits her time between family portraits, maternity sessions, weddings, and, when clients ask, newborn sessions, working real family homes and favorite outdoor spots rather than a fixed studio.

Jamie is also drawn to underwater and water-element photography, incorporating the ocean and Hawaii's natural light into her images whenever it fits a family's vision.

Her approach favors ease over posed formality: she wants clients comfortable enough to laugh, wiggle, and be themselves in front of the camera, whether that's a one-year-old refusing to sit still or new parents nervous about their first photos with a newborn.

In our 2026 rankings for Kailua-Kona, HI, Modern Milestones Hawaii placed No. 2 for newborn photography. Their 101 Google reviews (5.0 stars) are the most of any Kailua-Kona newborn studio we track. Rankings are earned through research and can't be bought.

You can reach Modern Milestones Hawaii by calling (808) 300-9142, through modernmilestoneshawaii.com and by sending your date through the form on this page.

Modern Milestones Hawaii doesn't operate out of a fixed newborn studio. Jamie works on location, often a family's home or a favorite outdoor spot on the Kona side of the Big Island, building the session around what feels comfortable for a new baby and their parents.

Alongside newborn and maternity portraits, Jamie photographs family sessions, weddings and elopements, and underwater or water-element shoots that use Hawaii's ocean and natural light as part of the story.

Yes. Jamie was born and raised on the Big Island and is now raising her own two daughters there, which shapes the local, unhurried feel of her sessions.

Newborn schedules move fast, so it's best to reach out while still pregnant to reserve a date, then confirm timing once the baby arrives so the session can happen in the first couple of weeks.