Title: Morning Glory // Artist: Larena Nellies-Ortiz
about the piece
| I’ve always been a morning person. There’s something I find magical about the stillness, peace, and sense of possibility that comes with the early hours–before the day’s duties loom too loudly. This photo of a simple mustard flower, bathed in golden dawn, captures that fleeting moment of morning wonder. It’s a reminder that beauty and delight can always be found if I am willing to literally and figuratively “wake up”—sometimes right in my own backyard. |
about the author // Larena Nellies-Ortiz
| Larena Nellies-Ortiz (she/her), is a photographer and poet from Oakland, California. Her work explores themes of belonging, identity, everyday wonder and the relationship we have with our environments. Her work has been featured in various publications such as The Sun Magazine, Stonecoast Review, Sunlight Press, The Ilanot Review, Indianapolis Review, and others. She loves to color, texture and shadow hunt in golden hour. |
Instagram: @lalifish
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