"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
—Aristotle

I love this quote from Aristotle and I think it rings true for what a lot of us have been going through of late. This shoot, this image, was the first time I had ventured outside my house to shoot anything since the COVID-19 lockdowns began. I didn’t realise just how much I had missed shooting until this particular morning when I was sitting alone in the dark, watching the sky slowly being illuminated by pastel colours, ahead of the sun breaching the horizon. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted and the isolation funk I’d been in had magically disappeared. 

In reality, during this shoot, I was probably more isolated than I had been during the lockdowns. I was shooting by myself with no one else around, except for a few surfers bobbing in the ocean waiting for the miniature waves to increase in size and intensity. Somehow though, just being out in nature, with the waves lapping at my feet I felt more connected than I have for a long time. 

So I guess this image marks the end of my isolation-induced pause. I'm looking forward to getting back out there and continuing to do what I love... capturing gorgeous images of our amazing planet.