Kaye Tengco

I took this photo during a night stop in Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre towns of Italy, in September of this year. Amidst the mild noise of giddy tourists who stood to watch the sun set over the Ligurian Sea, this man stood on the rock for several minutes and quietly gazed at whatever was below him. He, of course, dove off his perch eventually, but for about 5 minutes, he reminded me to take the time to appreciate that very moment (the air, the scent of the sea, the chattering of locals, clinking of forks and spoons at nearby eateries). And then I snapped this photo.