A couple sitting on a red bench overlooking the Atlantic Ocean framed by trees near Praia dos Ingleses in Porto, Portugal.

An Accidental Romance by the Atlantic

LOCATION: Praia dos Ingleses, Porto
YEAR: 2023
CAMERA INFO: Nikon D5600 + 18.0-55.0 mm

Sometimes the best moments happen entirely by accident.

Sometimes the best moments happen entirely by accident. I snapped this frame near Praia dos Ingleses during a weekend trip to Porto. The afternoon sun was cutting low through the canopy, casting long shadows across the promenade while the Atlantic waves crashed hard against the stone balustrade.

The funny thing about this shot is that I didn’t know the couple, and I wasn’t out on a deliberate “golden hour photography mission”. I was actually walking with a singular, hyper-focused mission: finding a Pizza Hut to satisfy an oddly specific need. Sometimes you stumble into a cinematic view just trying to feed junk food cravings.

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