A sandstone cave near Kanab, Utah, opening toward the daylight

Kanab, Utah

Arise

Nearly everything around me had fallen into darkness, leaving only a narrow opening ahead where daylight spilled across the sandstone. The warm light caught the walls and reflected softly into the chamber, revealing just enough to suggest a path forward.

I chose not to recover details that I couldn't see with my own eyes. Instead, I let the darkness remain, preserving the contrast between the shadowed passage and the small opening filled with light.

There was something deeply hopeful about the scene. It was, quite literally, a light at the end of the tunnel—but the orange walls and sandy floor also brought to mind the ancient stories of Lazarus and Jesus emerging from their burial caves. Arise became less about the cave itself and more about what waits beyond the darkness.

Nikon Z 7II · Nikkor Z 14-30mm · 14mm · f/8 · 13 sec · ISO 64

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