The sunrise, also known as the rising of the sun, also known as the commencement of the day. They’re often an easy thing to capture in a simple way and also easy to see a photo of and forget about, but still provide a good deal of amazement, both witnessed and seeing a photo of.

This was taken in January with my phone. I was going for a swim at Maroubra, saw the sunrise, wanted to get a photo to share with people, and so I did. A quick and simple photo that’s somewhat minimal. Has a lot of space which I like. I especially like how the sun appears to be sitting on the ocean.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-ninety-first Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “Phone Photography“.

I would not have shared this photo to a wider audience had it not been for this challenge, and I wouldn’t have realised that this photo is similar to one I took back in 2015. Specifically, the one zoomed out with the same positioning.

I wrote that I didn’t think those photos were amazing and that I wanted to try to get better captures, but at the time I thought that the one that’s similar to this one was the best photo I’d ever taken, and I didn’t know if I’d ever capture a better one. I was wrong about that, and I’m glad I was.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Tina. The next one is curated by Tina.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.