Visceral Response

There will always be a special place in my heart when it comes to sunsets. I find the vivid colors weaving through the wispy clouds at the end of a long day to be breath of fresh air and relaxation to keep me pushing forward in this life.



This particular sunset was towards the end of 2014. My then fiance and future brother in law went out to ride our dirt bikes in Parowan, UT. As the sun set we all stopped and quietly took in the last few minutes of beauty this day had left us.






The contrast of colors between the horizon line is remarkable. Below the horizon line the land seems gray, desolate, barren, and hopeless. Above the horizon line we are graced with vivid bright colors portraying a variety of blue, yellow, and orange hues. Earth's way of giving us one last glimpse of stupefying beauty before our lives are yet again surrounded in darkness. The reflected light of the sunset, off of my hair, represents a longing for the beauty to last and a hope for it to return.