Some photographers will carefully plan when they’ll be in a specific place because they’ve got an exact idea of where the light should be coming from to get The Best Photo. There’s apps and stuff to help you figure it out down to the exact minute and accounting for things like mountains or buildings that could block the light.

I am not one of those photographers.

My technique is far less technical and involves wandering around to see what’s interesting and would make a photograph.

And when I go past a church I didn’t even know was there and the afternoon light is flooding a window on the far side of the building, I like to think the light appreciates my faith in its ability to do the right thing. Without an app.

San Antonio Catholic Church
El Porvenir, New Mexico
photographed 11.10.2025