Micah Bennett, Kona, HI
I took this photo desperately, excitedly, trying to capture the feeling of momentum, of freedom, of serenity, I felt when driving along the coast on my first vacation ever. In that moment I felt so at peace, connected to the earth, myself, my breath. Looking at it now I notice the photo isn’t anything particularly spectacular- it could be taken almost anywhere, there’s a trash bag stuck in the fence, and the light through the clouds isn’t particularly breathtaking. Sometimes, moments can’t be captured. But I’ll still hold on to this photo just to remind me of that.
Looking closely I see long shadows from the weeds along the fence, but they are hardly noticeable, overpowered by the strength of the light. The hand in the corner gives me a sense of the movement, snapping the photo as the landscape slides by. – Emma