![]() ![]() In 2017, he started a separate Instagram account featuring videos and photos of his aerial content to showcase his hobby since many in his hometown were unaware that he owned a drone. "Then, about six years ago, I bought my first drone and that's really when it took off." "I was kind of later in the game as far as photography goes," Dau said. ![]() Following graduation, Dau worked in the Des Moines insurance industry but bought his first camera at 23 as a fun hobby and created content in his free time. He grew up in the Okoboji area, had an affinity for art at a young age, attended Spirit Lake High School, where he graduated in 2010, and played college basketball at Morningside University after receiving an athletic scholarship.Īt Morningside, he majored in business and minored in graphic design. More: How Ames-based real estate agent Elli Jennings became a TikTok billboard for Iowa How a Spirit Lake hometown kid became a statewide homegrown talentĭau, 31, moved to Okoboji with his family when he was 4-years-old. "I've known Okoboji basically my entire life and grew up there and didn't really appreciate the beauty and how cool that community was, especially in the summer, until I got older," Dau said. The aerial video was shot by Drew Dau, a Des Moines-based drone pilot and Okoboji native, who has made waves for showcasing Iowa's largest city and its biggest vacation destination.ĭau, who has 15,000 combined followers on Instagram and TikTok, built a loyal following with thousands of views from his high-in-the-sky content that gives scrollers an overhead look at life in Okoboji and Des Moines. It twisted above dozens of boaters and windblown American flags during Lake Affect, the annual music festival founded by Okoboji native Damon Dotson that takes place at the chain of Iowa lakes every Fourth of July weekend. ![]() Take a look at their gallery! (Click on any thumbnail to bring up the gallery.This is one in an occasional series on Iowa influencers who are finding new ways to tell the story of the state through social media.Ī camera dove down over West Okoboji Lake. They’ll leave that stuff for a photo session in Iowa – this photo shoot was all about the Cape Cod scenery and experience. These girls do so many activities in Iowa – Cheer, Dance Team, Track…I love seeing Sherry’s Facebook posts about all their activities. Despite being twins, they want to be different from each other. So fun! My biggest challenge – not to do the same ‘poses’ for each girl. We even talked the skipper of a sailboat to let us on for a couple of photos. We ended up photographing at Falmouth Harbor, downtown Woods Hole, and at the beach at Nobska Lighthouse, and at Nobska Light. We waited a bit but decided to start and hope for the sun to come out eventually. It was a bit of a stressful week working around my already-booked clients, weather, and their itinerary – but we finally got the session done on the morning (Sunrise session!) of their last day on the Cape in Falmouth. What’s really cool is I photographed Jen & Sarah back in 2011 when they were last here visiting: Wow – how much they’ve changed in 7 years – Now they’re all grown up! They were here visiting family – family that I also consider my ‘family’, too – Jen & Sarah’s mom (Sherry) is my ex-husband’s wife’s ex-husband’s sister. Jen & Sarah of Iowa visited the Cape with their Mom towards the end of June, and since they graduate next June they wanted to do some of their senior photos here as something different for their yearbook page. For high school seniors, it’s an opportunity to get fun and exciting senior photos in an idyllic place that will look much different than their classmates. For families, the photos are a souvenir of their vacation, and possibly to commemorate a family reunion or a special wedding anniversary. Since I specialize in beach photos, I get a lot of inquiries from out-of-state clients, who are planning their Cape Cod vacation, to photograph them. ![]()
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