It is no accident that the hours just after sunrise and just before sunset are called the “golden hours.” Photographers try to plan their shooting schedule around these hours. As our cruise boat entered the harbor at Arica, Chile, the sun was just rising, washing the scene in golden hues. Gold is a warm color, and Arica is a warm place – in fact, it is the gateway to Chile’s Atacama Desert – the driest desert on earth. The entire region depends on this small industrial port for its existence, and on its fisherman, who scratch out an existence from the sea. That’s why feature the small fishing boat as a symbolic focal point for this picture, yet without these golden hues, it would be just another routine harbor shot. Because of the warm light of the rising sun, I was able to give these fishing boats and blocks of commercial buildings an infusion of beauty and warmth – my tribute to a struggling city that somehow manages to survive in spite of a harsh climate and a difficult economy.