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Richard Brodowski's picture

The Last Light of Youth

While walking near the beach on vacation, I encountered a group of 30-40 teenagers waiting to jump into the water from bridge supports, perfectly silhouetted against the setting sun.

After snapping a few photos, I started walking down the beach and one of the teens asked if I was with the school. When I replied no and said the silhouette of him and his friends jumping into the water looked cool and showed him the picture, he proceeded to explain how they were all there for their senior night and were set to graduate next week. This was the last time that his friend group would likely be together, since some were going away to college and some were going into the military. The sun was not only just setting for the day, but also on their youth.

Fuji X100VI
23mm · f/2 · 1/1000 · ISO 800
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