We can feel when we’re living one of those moments that will mark us forever.
I realized this as I sailed up that river in southern Bahia, on a small fisherman’s boat, surrounded by an atmosphere of simplicity and brilliant colors.
Even while savoring every minute of that gift, I was instantly transported to my past when I noticed the pennants framing the landscape of that sunset.
Without realizing it, I shifted the camera shutter away from the horizon and started photographing the little flags being pierced by the sun’s rays, frenetically fluttering in the wind. Everything there seemed magical.
I believe this story reinforces something I feel about capturing moments, something that goes beyond technique, good equipment, timing, light, and place. I feel that photography, in the act itself, carries our own memories, important pieces of our history that have shaped who we’ve become and led us to where we are now.
