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I really don’t do much shooting after dark, but in these days full of working hours and low on daylight, I decided I’d better bite the bullet. Tripod and hand-warmers in tow, I braved the chill to get some after-work shots in Alexandria. I’m fortunate that I work close by, because the holiday lights and waterfront at night are frankly breathtaking.
I fancied my pretentious self as having a love-hate relationship with the consumerist paradise that is King Street. Upon drinking the most fantastic 5$ (nutella) latte of my life however, I decided that this relationship was indeed one of pure love and light. Warm me from the inside, O Gods of Capitalism.
Tonight, I count my Christmas gifts with glee. I try to think (but never too hard) about all the people about to lose their COVID benefits and their eviction stay. I wonder whether even bringing it up will throw me into the territory of “preachy liberal fluff.” I’m pretty certain it does. I do it anyway.
I find that “cognitive dissonance” is the phrase of the evening.
Now… let’s see some damn pretty lights.
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