![Playful Kitesurfers, Capetown, South Africa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984921714-CJY1M7BNXMZ2C04L83R6/kitesurfocean.jpg)
![Lounging at the Beach, Oceanside Pier, California](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984941966-7RSSHQ69BFRF9MM3578S/pacificbeach_piercouch.jpg)
![Barnacles at Sunset, Oceanside Pier, California](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984957363-7PN8777OOB3ZVCKE2IDE/pacificbeach.jpg)
![Colorful Houses, Muizenberg, South Africa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555985539535-OB83JQOBDJI8SOMTJSVU/capetown_muizenberg_houses2.jpg)
![Pebbles at Sunset, Silverstrand State Beach, California](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555985656505-XM31AL0PZBVRBGL8CAXV/beach_perspective.jpg)
![Playful Kitesurfers, Capetown, South Africa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984921714-CJY1M7BNXMZ2C04L83R6/kitesurfocean.jpg)
I shot this photo during the Red Bull Kitesurfing contest in Capetown. As kitesurfing competitors would exit the field, assistants would often move equipment to and fro. I saw this two pulling boats and kites down the beach playfully and snapped away.
![Lounging at the Beach, Oceanside Pier, California](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984941966-7RSSHQ69BFRF9MM3578S/pacificbeach_piercouch.jpg)
I’m still unsure why exactly there was a tufted couch on the sand at this California beach, but it certainly made for an interesting photo! And no, I did not have an opportunity to lounge on it (though I wish I did).
![Barnacles at Sunset, Oceanside Pier, California](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555984957363-7PN8777OOB3ZVCKE2IDE/pacificbeach.jpg)
Golden hour is one of my favorite times to shoot on the beach, and this day for no exception. I saw the light reflecting off the water the the wooden legs of the pier and was completely enraptured.
![Colorful Houses, Muizenberg, South Africa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbe6dd7b10f2589fb7563bd/1555985539535-OB83JQOBDJI8SOMTJSVU/capetown_muizenberg_houses2.jpg)
Muizenberg is a hippie town fairly close to Capetown featuring warmer waters and gentler, soft waves. Exiting the train station, I was struck by how much the beach area reminded me of a Southern Californian beach town. Another staple feature of Muizenberg are these colorful beach houses.