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Kaaimans Bridge — Into the Wild | The Story
Some mornings arrive quietly. Others give you something you could never have planned.
It was New Year's morning, and I had made my way to the Kaaimans River Bridge before sunrise.
The Garden Route was still waking. Below the bridge, the tidal river wound quietly through the valley, while low clouds rested between the cliffs. Everything was still.
I had photographed the bridge many times before, but I was looking for something different.
As the first light began to appear, I watched the sun slowly rise behind the bridge. Then, almost perfectly, it began to move between the two enormous pillars.
For a few moments, everything came together.
The warm light caught the edges of the clouds, turning them orange and gold, with subtle traces of purple still lingering in the sky. Below, the S-shaped river reflected the colours almost perfectly, creating a second landscape beneath the first.
I waited.
The light changed with every passing second, and I knew the moment would be brief.
Then the sun slipped into exactly the right position.
I pressed the shutter.
What I love about this photograph is the contrast between the permanence of the bridge and the fleeting nature of the moment. The bridge has stood above this valley for almost a century, while the light I was watching existed for only a few minutes.
The Kaaimans River Bridge was opened in 1928 as part of the railway between George and Knysna. For decades, the famous Outeniqua Choo Tjoe crossed this dramatic section of the Garden Route, until the railway was eventually closed.
Standing there on that quiet New Year's morning, I found myself thinking about all the people who had travelled across this bridge, and all the mornings and sunsets it had witnessed.
The bridge remained.
The river continued its slow journey towards the sea.
And for a few minutes, the rising sun transformed the entire valley.
Sometimes a photograph isn't about discovering a new landscape.
It's about being there when a familiar place reveals itself in a completely different light.
Kaaimans River, Garden Route, South Africa.
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