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This beautiful series of Soulcards is the creation of friend and photographer extraordinaire, John Kalani Zak. Each Soulcard is like a visual meditation and radiates peace and stillness.
Soulcards are finely printed on quality art stock and come with a plain white envelope. The inside is blank so it can be used for any occasion, or simply to send a message of love and gratitude.
Card dimensions: 5 X 4 inches
If you want to see some more of John's work, just look at the amazing images of our modeled jewelry. John did all that. To say that he is multi talented would be an understatement - look at his biography below!
John Zak biography:
John Kalani Zak, was born in Washington D.C. He studied film and television at UCLA, graduating Magna cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Upon graduation, John began work as a lighting director with ABC Television in Hollywood, earning an Emmy Award and six Emmy nominations for work on series including GENERAL HOSPITAL and BENSON.
John is fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
John directed the first national telecast of the NOSOTROS GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS honoring hispanics in the entertainment industry. John then continued in the directing area, directing CAPITOL (CBS), THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (CBS), DAYS OF OUR LIVES, (NBC), SANTA BARBARA, (NBC), and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, (CBS).
John remained with THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL for 12 years, advancing to the position of supervising producer while continuing as a director on the series. John earned a Directors Guild of America nomination for the series in 1995."B and B" enjoyed unrivaled success both in the United States and in 100 territories internationally, where it was dubbed into 45 languages. The series is acknowledged to be the most widely syndicated drama in the world.
At the conclusion of 12 years on the series, John began graduate studies, earning certificates from UCLA's Professional Producing and Screenwriting Programs, followed by a Master's Degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.It was during John's psychology studies that he got in touch with his life-long love for Hawaii, having traveled there regularly since childhood. John took a leap of faith and moved to Hawaii in 2002, and he now splits his time between Hawaii and Los Angeles. John had the unique blessing of learning from some of Hawaii's most respected cultural and healng practitioners, including Sylvester, Papa K Kepiilino, a much loved teacher of llomilomi and Hawaiian language.
In 2006 John was awarded the Gold Medal in the Fine Arts division by the HAWAII FORGIVENESS PROJECT for his photograph, LEI LOKAHI (See image below.). With author-colleague, Makana Chai, John Zak was given a special award by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the book, HAWAIIAN MASSAGE LOMILOMI, SACRED TOUCH OF ALOHA. John's documentary films on Hawaiian topics have screened at numerous film festivals and conferences in Hawaii, on the US Mainland, and in Europe. John's newest documentary film project is called THE FINE ART OF FORGIVENESS. It explores the many ways people deal with issues or tragedy and loss, coming to a place of healing themselves, friends, and loved ones through forgiveness and compassion.
What's Next?
John Zak continues his love for and commitment to creating a permanent digital record of the wise, gentle, and caring kumu (teachers) and kupuna (elders) of Hawaii, as well as preserving images of the aina (land) that is vanishing all too fast in Hawaii. He is also dedicated to creating high quality projects that speak to the deep reaches of the human Spirit in uplifting and meaningful ways, be it through film, television, writing, photography or public speaking.The ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times," has never been more pertinent to life than it is today. As war and intolerance rage, our fragile planet cries out for loving attention through earthquakes, storms, and other natural disasters. We must redouble our dedication to healing our shining, blue world and each other.
John Zak and ZAKWEST PRODUCTIONS INC are dedicated to creating and producing projects that entertain, educate and enlighten viewers worldwide.
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