Progression
A journey of the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 500 years
In November 2021, I witnessed the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 500 years. I spent the night on top of a mountain, continuously shooting, trying to capture enough photos to create a sequential image of the moon. Windchill that night was freezing with a strength capable enough to shake cars. I was constantly buffeted by the wind that night, often checking to ensure my camera didn’t fall over. As the day broke, I came away 4 hours of imaging, from the beginning of the eclipse until sunrise. "Progression" is one of my most exhausting yet rewarding projects to date.
2:47am. The eclipse has started and it is freezing
In my years of landscape photography, I’ve noticed that the patterns of nature often reflect the lessons in life. Spending time observing nature can teach us much about our personal lives.“Progression” is a prime example of this principle. Like the path of the moon, nothing in life is linear. And we all will go through periods where our light diminishes. But nothing stays stagnant. And if we keep going, we will find our light. And when we look back, we will see that it wasn’t the light that made our journey memorable, but the moments of periodic darkness and our choice to progress.
