Parangtritis at sunset

In Indonesia, black sand is common, whereas white or yellow sand is not. Yellow-sanded beaches were too far for us to travel to from the middle of Jogjakarta, so we were stuck with one black one at sunset – Parangtritis Beach.

A photo of Nick, photographing the sunset
A photo of Nick, photographing the sunset

I have never had a ‘bucket list’ and having a list of things to do in my life felt like I was deliberately picking things to achieve rather than living my life and being able to highlight certain moments as the best ones. Having a ‘bucket list’ was, to me, some kind of a fake way of bringing meaning to my life and what I chose to do. So I didn’t have one, although watching a sunset was on a mental list of things I wanted to do.

I couldn’t decide on my best sunset photo, so I decided to post five, and name them something more fitting to their style. It’s amazing how so many different views of sunset can be captured.

Sunset I: Dusk
Sunset I: Dusk
Sunset II: Glow
Sunset II: Glow
Sunset III: Time
Sunset III: Time
Sunset IV: Blush
Sunset IV: Blush
Sunset V: Twilight
Sunset V: Twilight

Let me know which one is your favourite! :)