In pursuing Light

Let me ask you a question. Do you know the purpose of the nature and landscape photographer? I know, you would say "to photograph nature and landscapes etc.". But that's not it.

The actual purpose is to chase light, as much as any other kind of photographer's purpose, to reveal light in all its possibilities, to describe light visually, of course. This is because light will take the said photographer to what he or she needs to see. Remember: "to see", not "to look at", it's a huge difference.

Anyway, I'm not trying to teach you, guys, anything. I just figured this out recently although I've heard it before from many practising photographers out there. Many said it and only now I truly understood it. I guess this is about being opened, this means receptive to the changes that happen in nature, changes in the landscape, in wildlife, changes in light, changes in the atmospheric conditions and so on. The latter influences how the light of the sun or the moon is cast upon our Earth and it influences how we perceive it due to the water cycle in nature. But enough of these explanations. Let's enjoy the vista!
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