On the shortest day of the year, I have been photographing the first and last light of the day. I search for a place with a flat horizon line to the east and west, sometimes going back to the same place. I wait for the light to all but disappear and then wait for it to return. The cross pattern is from shooting a roll of 2 1/4 film at dusk and then rewinding the film, reusing the same roll. The 90-degree rotation mimics the rotation of the Earth to the sun.
Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2001
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2002
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2003
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2004
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2005
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2006
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2007
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2008
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2009
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2010
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2011
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2012
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2013
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2014
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2015
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2016
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2017
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2018
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2019
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Last Light / First Light (on the shortest day of the year), 2020
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