Yesterday, I ventured to one of Galicia’s most awe-inspiring locations—a place I deeply admire but had never fully explored through my lens. Towering 613 meters above the Atlantic, the cliffs of Vixía Herbeira stand as the highest coastal cliffs in continental Europe, their sheer drop meeting the endless expanse of ocean below.
At the very edge of this dramatic precipice sits a lonely stone watchtower, a sentinel against time, built in 1805 as part of an old coastal defense system.
Lately, the skies have been wild and restless, with storm clouds igniting into fiery hues at sunset. Yesterday was no different. As I framed my composition—aligning the watchtower, the cliffs, and the point where the sun would vanish behind the horizon—the sky suddenly erupted in color, drenching the landscape in gold, crimson, and violet. A fleeting spectacle, yet one that will stay with me for a long time.