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First Light: Dawn in the Dolomites
Photo Essay

First Light: Dawn in the Dolomites

By Elena Rodriguez5 photos

For two weeks, I woke before dawn every day to capture the magical moments when first light touches the jagged peaks of the Italian Dolomites. This photo essay documents those fleeting minutes of transformation.

Tre Cime di Lavaredo emerges from the darkness

Tre Cime di Lavaredo emerges from the darkness

At 4:30 AM, the world is still wrapped in darkness. The only sound is my footsteps on the rocky path and my breath forming clouds in the cold mountain air.

Tre Cime di LavaredoSony A7R IV, 24-70mm f/2.81 / 5