Aether

• Photographer
  Kyle Hoffmann
• Prize
  Bronze in Analog / Film / Nature/Landscape

An exposure of the sun rising out of the Coral Sea, captured on Tjapukai land. I have been chasing this image for months using a medium format film camera, waking up before the sun emerged on the horizon, fighting with the elements to capture the image I had in mind. Unexpectedly, this process made me think of the first people and how early sun cults emerged. Even today, my circadian rhythm has shifted, and I still feel drawn to go out and witness the sun emerge over the horizon. Standing there before each daybreak thinking of this shared experience with our ancestors.