Framed by the oval window of a short flight, the sky shifts as the clouds roll past. This time, the journey is taking me to Durban, South Africa — a stretch of the KwaZulu-Natal coast known for warm currents, dramatic reefs, and shark encounters in the wild waters of the Indian Ocean.
Durban sits where the Indian Ocean pushes warm water southward, shaping both the reefs below and the skies above. There’s a certain weight to the light here — something that feels appropriate for what waits beneath the surface.
Every trip begins the same way: a small plane, a wide sky, and the quiet anticipation of what’s coming next.
Some of the best frames happen before you ever hit the water. This is one of them.
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