Day 5

Day 5: A sunrise in the ocean lifts my adrenaline-lost haze. I can’t imagine being far away from my mornings spent here. This honest, filled with strength, ocean heartbeat. Forever changing, forever giving, forever loving and I am forever learning. I’m @amber_hockeborne & I’m happy for it all here in San Francisco

A flow of friends

When I’m in New York almost every afternoon I’m reviewing a young photographers work. Now here in the outer banks it’s about the same . I have a constant flow of friends who are students and students who are friends or friends of friends. It’s not unusual they shoot here as well stealing images of …

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Retro

Retro. From an essay on Paris teenagers. I spent several weeks with one group of about 8 Paris high school students for a special edition on France for NatGeoMagazine. I became a part of their lives and they in mine , just as I do on most projects my whole photo life. If you are …

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We jumped out of a plane

Day 4: We jumped out of a plane today. Some memories dissolving the higher we rose. There is freedom in a decision. I closed my eyes to think, remembering that the important times are before and after we leap. I wasn’t scared – for me living on the edge brings depth. This is @amber_hockeborne

Friends

Day: 4 A coffee fueled morning spent with a woman after my own heart. A gifted friend who knows when to listen, when to laugh at herself and be free. A true muse – sister of my soul. A needed morning of grounding before I take to the air.. My friends are my inspiration. I’m …

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It’s late

Day 4: It’s late, awaiting a new moon in Leo, staying in a place of nothingness. This is @amber_hockeborne and there is promise of a new day – a new adventure lies ahead.

Rooftop gardens

Somebody (not me) should do a book or portfolio on rooftop gardens in New York. There are some absolutely amazing gardens in seemingly the most unlikely places. The small vegetable and flower garden on my rooftop is not one of the most spectacular, yet adds to the community feel our building has always personified. We …

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Heading East

Day 3: Schedules align and its a rare night where as friends we are together, living for the night. And we’re off, heading East. This is @amber_hockeborne for @burndiary. #oakland #adventure #nightlife

Sand

Day: 3 To run across the sand next to a spirit resembling my own, with a heart much younger than mine, remembering what it feels like to be free. This is @amber_hockeborne posting for @burndiary on a day filled with sunshine in San Francisco. #beach #diary #sanfrancisco