7:06 sunrise by surprise in Santa Monica, not Malibu.

October 24, 2015

PCH was at a standstill. May have been closed which is never a goodthing.

....Wisdom begins in wonder.    …Socrates — ....Wisdom begins in wonder. …Socrates

7:03AM sunrise in the 'hood - 60th Street in LA

October 22, 2015

It is a wonderful thing how very much it has to be in one anything so that thing is a thing that comes then to be done, It is a wonderful thinghow very much it needs to be in one anything, any little any big thing so that that thing will be done byt… — It is a wonderful thing how very much it has to be in one anything so that thing is a thing that comes then to be done, It is a wonderful thinghow very much it needs to be in one anything, any little any big thing so that that thing will be done bythat one. …Gertrude Stein

7:03AM wonderful sunrise over LA from Mar Vista.

October 21, 2015

Today, don't try to spread your religion or your brand of spirituality, instead let it SPREAD YOU. As you glow with the expansion, your Consciousness will make a mighty difference. Simply glow! …Michael Bernard Beckwith

7:02AM glorious sunrise bursts through the clouds over LA.

October 20, 2015

Whether your vision is personal, for your spiritual community or for a certain project, it is important that you become the container for the vision, not the creator. Let the vision fill you to overflowing, creating a river on which you can float in… — Whether your vision is personal, for your spiritual community or for a certain project, it is important that you become the container for the vision, not the creator. Let the vision fill you to overflowing, creating a river on which you can float into the vision’s full manifestation. …Rev. Michael Torphy

7:01 AM satisfying sunrise over LA from Mar Vista.

October 19, 2015

We are shaped and fashioned in what we love.    …Goethe — We are shaped and fashioned in what we love. …Goethe

Sunrise emerges from light rains over the house in LA.

October 18, 2015

Our hearts speak to us most clearly through the voice of sheer joy.  …Alan Cohen — Our hearts speak to us most clearly through the voice of sheer joy. …Alan Cohen

.....Anyone who interferes with the Personal Legend of another thing will never discover his own.   …Paulo Coelho — .....Anyone who interferes with the Personal Legend of another thing will never discover his own. …Paulo Coelho

7:01 sunrise popped on a kindred photographer in the portals to Surfriders Beach in Malibu.

October 17, 2015

6:59 Sunrise-NOT at Mar Vista in LA

October 16, 2015

You are both the producer and actor on the stage of your life.  Keep your consciousness on the Spirit as Director, and you will come into the awareness that all of the props you need to support your life have already been provided.   … — You are both the producer and actor on the stage of your life. Keep your consciousness on the Spirit as Director, and you will come into the awareness that all of the props you need to support your life have already been provided. …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:58AM Sunrise-not at Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

October 15, 2015

There is no prescribed way for everyone. There is just your way for now until you choose another. …Rusty Berkus

Stunning 6:58AM sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista, LA

October 14, 2015

Lovely 6:57am sunrise at 14th and Ashland St. in Santa Monica

October 13, 2015

Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries. …Corita Kent

Beautiful 6:56am sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista, LA.

October 12, 2015

A smile can open a heart quicker than a key can open a door. …Javan

6:55AM full out full bright sunrise in LA.

October 11, 2015

Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and preservers of good looks.   …Charles Dickens — Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and preservers of good looks. …Charles Dickens

6:54AM grand sunrise with fabulous surf covered with surfers there for a memorial event for Johnny Strange

October 10, 2015

Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must be true to their own nature.   …Abraham Maslow — Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must be true to their own nature. …Abraham Maslow

6:54 sunrise with ante-color.

October 9, 2015

Yes, on purpose makes all the difference.  I may be the tiniest of specks in it all, but if I am on purpose, I am as unimportant and important as any other of us tiny specks. — Yes, on purpose makes all the difference. I may be the tiniest of specks in it all, but if I am on purpose, I am as unimportant and important as any other of us tiny specks.

Arrived early for the 6:52 sunrise-not, and so caught this magnificent spectacle of the dawn in LA

October 8, 2015

God, the Universe, is your source of all happiness, all your joy, all wisdom and all your prosperity.  God is the source of every good and perfect thing, and you are called to tap into the source when you are temporarily hypnotized into thinkin… — God, the Universe, is your source of all happiness, all your joy, all wisdom and all your prosperity. God is the source of every good and perfect thing, and you are called to tap into the source when you are temporarily hypnotized into thinking that something outside of you holds the answer. No one else is holding the key to your happiness …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:52 sunrise over LA from Mar Vista

October 7, 2015

The soul is thrilled when Life presents a blank page because it knows the infinite possibilities born of faith and resides in the field of pure potentiality. Though the visible forms we desire might not be in plain view, this precious time serves th… — The soul is thrilled when Life presents a blank page because it knows the infinite possibilities born of faith and resides in the field of pure potentiality. Though the visible forms we desire might not be in plain view, this precious time serves the purpose of holding space for a magnificent demonstration of something real, substantial and everlasting. …Caroline Magbojos

Late for the 6:52am rise but right on time for its emergence over the distant mountains from LA.

October 6, 2015

I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head.   …John Updike — I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head. …John Updike

6:51 such-a-sunrise from Ashland at 14th Street in Santa Monica.

October 5, 2015

In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.    …Albert Camus — In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. …Albert Camus

Sunrise emerges from the rain at the Malibu Pier.

October 4, 2015

Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blind must be raised.  …American Proverb — Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blind must be raised. …American Proverb

Source

sunrisesunrise.com

I take photos of the sunrise every day….since 2001. Created a website www.sunrisesunrise.com offering them for special occasions like a baby’s birth, weddings, anniversaries.

First half of my life I lived in Chicago doing – jobs, school, marriage, MBA from the University of Chicago, jobs, with two fabulous kids. In 1996 I was gifted with a dream of Q from Star Trek Next Generation that changed my life. Q said three things: Who are you……..I want you naked……..Trust me.

Overnight my world shifted from doing-doing-doing to the journey within. I was guided to write a movie to be titled “How to Find the Soul (Using Your Dirty Mind) about this quest, though I’d never written anything before. Then in 2001 I was called to the sunrise to get a picture of it for every day of the year. Living in Chicago at the time, there were many days when the sun didn’t show up at all, and so it took me over 4 years to accomplish that mission. By then I was hooked, and now never need to set a clock to get up in time. Even when I went to Australia, was up on time for the sunrise.

The movie is now written and brought me to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue getting it made.

I was totally surprised to find that it is possible to see the sunrise over the ocean at certain points in Malibu. Though the screenplay is not yet sold, I have spoken to John de Lancie, who played Q so brilliantly, and still hope to engage his participation in it. The sunrise collection continues to grow and now totals over 15,000 sunrises, many posted on Facebook. Contact me for the photos of the sunrise on a specific date.