Sunrise over Ventnor Beach

This week’s photograph represents what I love the most about being a photographer.

Waking up before the sun rises, grabbing a cup of hot coffee and smiling about all the available street parking at the beach is how I begin a shoot like this. Then I choose my shot and set the camera on a tripod. All that is left now is to wait for the sun and enjoy everything that surrounds you.

I found this pier while jogging with my dad along Ventnor Beach in New Jersey. It’s just a short distance from Atlantic City but somehow maintains its status as a fairly peaceful shore town.

New Jersey’s beaches provide a fair match for Miami. It seems to me that New Jersey skies are more colorful in the morning and afternoon than the skies in Miami.