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A Week of Morning Light on the Coast

June Okafor
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Low tide along the harbour wall.

For seven mornings we were on the beach before the bakery opened. The light changed every day; the gulls did not.

Deadlines help, but only when they are real. A deadline that everyone knows will slip is just a date on a calendar.

Every frame here was shot on the day and printed without retouching. Click any photo to see it at full size.

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  1. Sam Achebe ·

    The photos in this one are gorgeous. What film were you shooting?

  2. Wren Holloway ·

    Bookmarked. I keep coming back to your posts whenever I get stuck.

  3. Kofi Mensah ·

    I watched the film again after reading this and noticed so many details I had missed.

    1. Sam Achebe ·

      Agreed, that part surprised us too.

  4. Maya Lindqvist ·

    Such a clear explanation. I finally understand why our pages felt sluggish on mobile.

  5. Sam Achebe ·

    This made me dig out my old sketchbooks. Forgot how much I used to draw on trips.

    1. June Okafor Author ·

      Yes! Same experience here.

  6. Kofi Mensah ·

    I watched the film again after reading this and noticed so many details I had missed.

  7. Lena Novak ·

    I disagree slightly on the second point, but the rest is spot on. Constraints really do help.

  8. Hugo Martens ·

    I tried this on a client project last month and it saved us at least two review rounds.