Jungle Shoot

Recently during a workshop I was given some advice: to do a shoot just for me. Not for anyone else. Full creative freedom to capture whatever I want, wherever I want; to take risks and go with any crazy ideas I had. Immediately I complied a list of shoots I wanted to do by the end of the year. Some were normal and some were totally crazy. I decided to start with one that was just a tad bit crazy and this is what came out.

 

We got cut by Noni leaves, chased by hornets and even got my car stuck out in the jungle for a bit, but it was so, so worth it. My love for photography has just been reignited and I couldn't be more excited about it.

It's Twilight Time.

And not as in Edward & Bella. I'm talking Nat King Cole crooning, "Twilight Time," with this glorious sunset as a backdrop as we swim near wild banana trees kind of Twilight Time. It's always been my favorite time of day no matter where we are. The sun as it sets, the shadows it creates, the warm glow that turns everything to gold. I remember begging to stay outside and watch this golden effect even as a kid and my love for it has remained almost three decades later.

And I guess that's the lesson I needed to hear. Wherever we live the sun will rise and set. We will still get that golden light. It may not be Saipan, but it will be a new home with new possibilities and new sunsets to watch our children grow through. Until then, I'm going to enjoy every golden hour I can before it moves.