Chasing the Golden Hour: Photographing Africa’s Light

There’s a reason photographers call it the “magic hour.” In Africa, those fleeting minutes after sunrise and before sunset transform the landscape into gold — a stage for elephants, lions, and antelope to move through pure, living light. Ethan shares his approach to reading the light of the savannah, from the warm haze of morning to the soft silhouettes of dusk. He dives into the patience it takes to wait for the right moment, and how light alone can turn a simple scene into a story of connection. This post reveals how the golden hour teaches every photographer one essential lesson — that nature always paints better than we can.