And as we know it, just like the changes in the skylines, those moments in the shorelines are no different, in fact, every notable foreshore have its own unique features. Our city landscape may change but the seas, well, they don't really change all that much. Visual perception is perhaps the underlying detail in defining my ideology of the sea. When I was 12, I was actually made to swim in the sea as part of our swimming lessons at Cottesloe Beach, Perth during summer.
That 8 weeks of intensive daily lessons literally killed my LOVE for the beach then only because I totally hated a) being dumped by crazy waves and b) constantly being told off by our phys-ed (physical education) teacher for NOT being able to do what I was suppose to do ie swim through the waves when it was coming. As a 12 year old, what did you expect when I was totally freaked out by those huge waves that came in? Let's just say, I had a phobia those days and to be honest, I totally hated swimming in the sea then and 8 weeks of swimming lesson in the sea was torturous so I vowed and promised myself never to return again.
Well, that vow didn't last long, because when I gotten my driver's license at 17, the beach was where I first returned to for star gazing at night while enjoying those long walks along the shoreline and I was drawn and mesmerized by the waters. Defiant as it may be, I am still captivated by the very beauty of what mother nature defined across the azure skies. So here's my definition of "life's a beach" captured.
Note that the third picture below is a collaboration project with a Sydney-sider. My edit of his shot, Calalla Beach, New South Wales. The changing skies are the beauty that define our shorelines...
This is my moment...till next time.
Cheers,
Kaz
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