A sunlit wooden boardwalk bordered by rope fences, dune grasses, and palm trees leads to a sandy beach and calm blue sea beneath scattered clouds.

Where the Path Opens

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2020-09-07

About this piece

Weathered planks and rope-linked posts draw the eye through sunlit dune grasses toward a narrow band of blue sea. Palm fronds frame the opening, while shadows cross the boardwalk in a loose geometry of lines.

The story

I stopped before the boardwalk gave way to sand. From there, the posts seemed to step down toward the water, each one a little smaller, until the whole passage opened into blue. I wanted to keep the rough boards and tangled grasses in the frame, not just the sea beyond them. The photograph became a way of staying at that threshold, with the beach still a few steps ahead.

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