Victoria Ugarte, On Fire (PEOPLE 2020)

This series was taken during the golden hour, the first hour after sunrise, on Bronte Beach (east of Sydney’s CBD). With the sky bathed in a glorious palette of red, orange and yellow, the dramatic backdrop combines with backlit surfers to create a breathtaking “life as theatre” effect. The light-and-water show that unfolds on the beach and on the surf at this hour gives one the sense that everything will be fine and that life is worth living.

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