Dream Trip 2008: July

Great Travel Moment

It?s been a long time coming. I?ve hunted waves around the world with a camera for thirty years, only catching fleeting glimpses of what I knew was there. Never quite able to capture the fleeting moment - the curling lip, the translucent glow, the other-worldly abstraction, the chaotic kaleidoscope churning so fast you can't quite see it. Only sense it. I burned up a lot of film, then disk-space, on this quest, sacrificing it vainly on the altar, seeking an elusive transcendence. This time it all converged: a supportive family pushing me to take the time, walk the Cancun beach, stalk the light; a new lens yearning for a challenge; a restless ocean assaulting the beach, warning of an approaching storm. Here, the frothing wave bared its heart for a fleeting moment. I am grateful. I?ll be back for another heart to heart before long.