I’ve been writing these things since 5am. (Dec 26, 2023) It’s now 130pm. I’m having a lot of difficulty putting into words how amazing this experience with Ekaterina was. I can’t tell if it’s because I’m exhausted and a little burned out from all the writing today, or because this shoot was so long in the making and so exceeded expectations on all levels. We’d been trying to do something for so long I can’t even remember how long it was from first contact to shooting. Every time Ekaterina would pop in my feed, I’d shoot a message. Maybe 2-3 times a year for a few years. It was worth the wait. These images are fantastic, and it was one of my favorite experiences of the year, for sure. I drove up to Delray Beach at 5am to catch a sunrise shoot, popped a black mist filter on my lens, and we went to work. I wouldn’t call it work, though. It was such a lovely day talking with and creating with Ekaterina. We finished up at the pool at her home, and I couldn’t be more satisfied with the fruits of our labor. Calling it labor isn’t fair. It was fun and pleasurable from the moment we started. This is another one of those shoots that I truly hope we get to do it again, sooner than later. Hopefully it doesn’t take years, like it did the first time.

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