“Why do you look for the living among the dead?”

The early dawn, just when the first light is beginning to permeate the black of night, filling the sky with muted, colored hues, makes for beautiful photos. In fact, this time of day has a name for photographers –the “golden hour,” a time of mystical, serene atmospheric density, filled with soft, even, balanced light. At dawn, colors feel more vivid and warm, and the world feel strangely compelling. Photographs taken in “the golden hour” have a soft captivating quality that can’t be compared to the bright light of day. The “golden hour” is a photographer’s favorite time to create landscapes, portraits, and silhouettes that capture the exquisite beauty, mystery, and ethereal quality of the world around us.

The ”golden hour” also offers spiritua…