Photographers talk about golden hour with almost religious reverence — that fleeting window after sunrise or before sunset when light turns soft, warm, and forgiving.
What makes it special isn’t just the colour temperature; it’s the way shadows stretch, how highlights wrap gently around a subject, and how the world seems calmer. Even busy streets take on a dreamlike quality.
Golden hour demands planning. Check sunrise and sunset times, scout your location beforehand, and be ready to shoot fast — the light changes quickly. Some days it’s over in ten minutes, others it lingers like a good conversation.
The magic isn’t just in the photos you take, but in the way golden hour slows you down and makes you see.