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“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn.
Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn't get in, and walk through it, step by step. There's no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That's the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You'll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others.
And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
When Earth Wore the Colors of Venus
As twilight embraced Montezuma Pass, I turned my lens toward the quiet horizon—Mexico resting beneath the breath of dusk. There it was: the Belt of Venus, a delicate blush of rose-pink caressing the edge of the world, wrapped above the deepening Earth’s shadow—a quiet blue veil cast by our own planet upon its sky.
This ethereal belt forms when sunlight scatters through Earth’s atmosphere, reflecting from the opposite horizon just as the Sun dips below it. The pink hue arises from backscattered reddened sunlight, while the darker band beneath is the Earth’s umbra, slowly rising as night claims the day.
Between these two—light and shadow—the heavens whisper of cycles eternal: dusk to dawn, day to night, and the tender reminder that even Earth casts beauty in its own shadow.
Captured with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 70–200mm lens, on a Manfrotto tripod, overlooking the Mexico side of Montezuma Pass, Arizona, USA, while awaiting the Beaver Supermoon’s rise.
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Simplicity is beautiful, and I can't resist it.
The sound of rain mixed with the crackling of a wood fire. The way music feels when it's dark but for candlelight. The way morning light breaks gently into dreams, when the world is still sleepily quiet. And the sudden alertness when you realize you're the only one who gets to have this moment. #sweeterpoetry
"Humans have been crossing deserts by camel for millennia, sailing seas for a thousand years, climbing mountains for a hundred—the sky is the last great terra incognita for adventurers.." #✈️
—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Wind, Sand and Stars)
Early morning is my favourite time to take photos. Streets are usually empty and quiet, but in Prague it was not the case... Charles Bridge was already pretty crowded at 6:30 am
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Once again proving that we can get an incredible auroral show even with moonlight. In fact, here we have the moon on the horizon! This was captured at the border of Finland.
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Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn’t make you happy. Grow.
— Paulo Coelho
“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn.
Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn't get in, and walk through it, step by step. There's no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That's the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You'll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others.
And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn’t make you happy. Grow.
— Paulo Coelho
Earlier this week we received the prettiest surprise in the mail from @RedCrossCanada! The ink pen and gold stickers were a gift from the organization, for our donations after my Dad passed away in December 2015.
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Sometimes clouds aren't so bad. In this case, they've definitely made our pictures more interesting!
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"We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity.
When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything" 🍃💦💚 —Jonah Lehrer, Why We Travel: The San Francisco Panorama (McSweeney’s, scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/12/10/why-we-travel)
The rain last night made it seem as though we would not get to see the Aurora, but 30 minutes after driving into Finland, we finally managed to escape the rain, find clear skies, and this massive display! Persistence paid off, fortunately! :)
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A successful 3rd leg of the workshop. The photos in the poster are from the participant of the Chasing Light 1.0 and 1.5. To see more photos of the participants please visit www.chasinglight.multiply.com
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Finally....after much deliberation and planning...
CHASING LIGHT: A Master Class in Advanced Landscape Photography
An intense two-day landscape shoot and master class with Jay Jallorina & Edwin Martinez
You have the gear. You have the passion. A beautiful countryside awaits.
It is now time to advance your photography to the next level.
Learn from two of the most recognized names in Philippine landscape photography today. Join Jay and Edwin in a weekend of in-depth, hardcore wilderness photography that is sure to inspire you to reach new creative heights.
Sometimes clouds aren't so bad. In this case, they've definitely made our pictures more interesting!
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