SUN DAPPLED

fifty miles, that’s all it took for a moment to form. 

last night i got to shoot vbx at our campus in neosho, missouri (about 50 miles from our springdale, arkansas campus). i set out on the road at about 4:45 to make sure i’d be there by 6:15. as i began to drove up highway 49, i put my headphones in and put set a fire by will reagan on repeat. the drive there was good, i was busy watching the gps trying to figure out how to get there. now the drive back, that's when it became a magical.

it was roughly 70 degrees, dusk, my windows were down and the perfect playlist coming through my headphones. on the drive back i knew where i was going, i didn’t need to constantly look at my phone for directions, thus freeing up my attention to look at the road first and foremost, but the beauty that was lining the road as well. i had never seen this part of arkansas/missouri before, and i was left in awe. in fact, it was so beautiful to me, that i pulled over, turned my hazards on, and broke out the camera. i didn’t want to forget this moment, i didn’t want to forget how i felt. my thoughts had been put on pause, and i was present. i wasn’t in the past, nor future, but fully immersed in that moment. 

this may not mean much to a lot of folks, but i live for these moments. so i thought i’d share it with you. for you to enjoy, and for you to be able to enjoy these moments when they happen to you.