Let There be Light at the Edge of Darkness - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Dark clouds rolling,
angry waves crashing,
making every sound louder than the last one.

The bright daylight that was omnipresent a second ago rapidly diminished, receding farther into the horizon. Only glimpse of rays peeked from time to time through the cracks that the clouds occasionally failed to seal up.

I remember this scene vividly as if it was yesterday. We were on the west coast of Noto Peninsula in Japan, en route to Wajima city.

The recent earthquake on the New Year’s day in Japan brought unfathomable devastations to the area, Wajima being the hardest hit - roads ruptured, buildings toppled, houses reduced to debris, and lives, lives that were forced to come to a screeching halt, alive, lost or unaccounted for …

My heart aches for the many that are displaced, not knowing where their loved ones are and dealing with no water or power, and no shortage of harsh winter weather.

I pray that this image would offer an ounce of comfort in that there is light at the edge of darkness, because with light, there is hope.

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
— Desmond Tutu

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It's a Jungle Out There, Where is everybody? - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

They say "beauty is in the eyes of beholders".  I say an over-arching mantra is because we all look at things through our own "filters".  The fact is out there.  And yet, while we believe our own eyes, we can also be cheated by our eyes.  We each have this filter that affects how we see and feel about certain things and it may have been determined by our up-bringing, life experience, or anything that's unexplainable.

As the weather warms up, we plan our vacations.  Many dream of heading to the beaches.  One of the favorite is the Amalfi Coast in Italy.  When the season is right (or not), the view of the beach could seem like a sardine packing facility.  

I was there on one of those very days, when you'd run into tour buses or people or both any given second.  And yet, my filter brought me to make this image, of this "lone" man, when he's not quite "alone".  Do you have one of these experiences?  

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In Rush of Harvest before Sun-down - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

I love traveling and this passion comes in many levels and for different reasons.  One of them, as I've also heard others describe similarly - the more places you travel to and the more people you meet, you realize how similar we all are in what we pursue in life, despite the differences in language, culture, and/or religion, etc.  

In the small fishing village of La Manzanilla, Mexico, it couldn't be demonstrated more perfectly, on one more level.  You see, before the sun sinks below the horizon, there's a hustle about getting the last piece of harvest in, whether by us human or the ubiquitous pelican in this little bay area.

What do you think?

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