Imagine

Sadan Cave, Hpa Ann, Kayin State, Myanmar. October 2016

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After finding our way through the pitch black Sadan Cave I was blessed to find that the light at the end of the tunnel was perfectly filtered by the greenery that grew at the cave’s exit. I snapped away at some Buddhist shrines just inside the cave, proud that we had managed to make it through.

There was no time to rest though. Some locals had come through and were making their way towards a lake. I was always going to take a photograph of the scene, even my eyes could tell it was beautiful even if I didn’t see the detail and I knew I would be able to see more of the detail later on my computer screen. The locals arrival meant I had to be quick though. I hurriedly aimed my camera at the scene before me. Only time for one quick snap.

Thankfully the light and life alligned for that one snap, freezing it forever. Now I can go back to that cave whenever I like and each time see something new in the scene, something fresh to discover, something else to treat the eyes. Something else to imagine.