Drifting

Day 9: This morning I went drifting along with the sublime heartbeat of the sea. A feeling that reminds me of you. I always hope to be near here – an ocean of pure love. This is @amber_hockeborne posting for #burndiary this morning from #oceanbeach in San Francisco.

New friends

Day 8: While traveling, whether it’s far from home or just a short drive away, I welcome meeting new friends by taking a chance and saying yes. I’m @amber_hockeborne sharing a piece of my world in San Francisco & all things good surrounding.

Ode to Rio

I’m at the beach. Just not this beach. However, Rio de Janeiro is on my mind. Always. I’ve pretty much finished shooting there for my upcoming book BeachGames. Yet I may do a photo workshop there again this winter. Shooting the same place over and over has its dangers. Artistically. Overkill? Or passion still on …

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Profile

Day 8: The wonder of soft morning light. Surf check shows little promise but in the end that’s not what matters. Getting here and more importantly, being here is what does. I’m @amber_hockeborne here in the beautiful Bolinas light.

On the road

Day 7: Get in your car and go. Reach for the sun.Take a day off and enjoy the life and people who unexpectedly show up and fuel your fire. I’m @amber_hockeborne and I just arrived in my beloved Bolinas, CA.

Be light, let go

Day 7: Be light, let go and let yourself be taken by the sea. I’m @amber_hockeborne – posting for #burndiary.

The neighborhood beat

Day 6: A San Francisco heat wave is an occasion where we take to the sand and streets. The warm air present, I hit the ground (and the sand) running. All day people have been gathering. Whether it’s playing music, swimming, surfing, walking, or running into familiar faces at the local coffee shop, sunny days …

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Double retro

Retro. Double retro. I always try to show the pictures to my subjects that I’ve taken. It took me 14 years to get back to remote San Juan Atitan in the Guatemala highlands to show this man his picture( left) that had appeared in NatGeoMagazine for a story on the Maya culture. He told me …

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Matjaz Krivic – Tribe

Matjaz Krivic Tribe As far as new age social utopias go, it’s doesn’t get any more spectacular than the Rainbow Gathering. With members in the tens of thousands and a long spanning tradition in every imaginable alternative lifestyle, the Rainbow tribe certainly knows how to put together a happening. It began with the counter-culture “dropout” …

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Friday

She walks in beauty, their love is long. It’s her favorite day – aloha Friday. Islands in their hearts and fire in her hair. @amber_hockeborne & it’s sunset in the sunset