Lee Costa

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Solstice Sunrise in the Seaport District

Just a few days ago, I returned to the harbor for sunrise. It is a walk I have taken many times, but this morning felt more meaningful because it happened to be the winter solstice. The solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and the sun reaches its lowest arc in the sky. There is a quiet sense of hope in that moment because every day after brings a little more light.

I started at the ICA in the Seaport and followed the shoreline to the Boston Harbor Hotel, watching the shift from blue hour to the first warm light of winter. This is what that walk looked like.

Blue hour light at the ICA Boston waterfront just before a winter solstice sunrise.
A peaceful dawn view of the Boston harbor captured with a long exposure as the sky begins to brighten.
Long exposure photography of the Boston waterfront during the blue hour with smooth, glass-like water.
The brick and glass exterior of the Moakley Courthouse in the Seaport District, captured in the quiet light of dawn.
The rustic Northern Avenue bridge tender house at dawn, with the Boston harbor and a distant shoreline visible under a colorful winter solstice sky.
The Boston Elite boat docked in the harbor during a golden winter solstice sunrise.
The Odyssey cruise ship docked in Boston Harbor during a winter solstice sunrise.
Empty wooden docks at the Boston Harborwalk glowing in the early morning solstice light.
The historic Custom House Tower framed by modern architecture during the morning solstice light.
Morning light stretching across Northern Avenue in the Seaport District during the solstice.
The large American flag hanging in the grand archway of the Boston Harbor Hotel during the early morning hours.
The 'Hello Seaport' sign and Sleeper Street stop sign in Boston's Seaport District during a quiet winter morning.
A rare view of an empty, quiet street in the Boston Seaport District during the solstice morning.
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