Mark Potter on Sunrise: A Photographic Journey of Comfort, Healing, and Inspiration: Nonfiction

Mark Potter is a 41-year TV news veteran. He was a correspondent for ABC News, NBC News, and CNN. A longtime South Florida resident, Potter has devoted his retirement to photographing Florida’s sunrises, wildlife, and nature. “With a moonless sky this early morning, it is eerily dark out here, and I can feel the weight of the hot and humid South Florida air. As I head toward the sound of the rolling ocean surf ahead of me, the soft beach sand shifts beneath my feet, making it hard for me to walk while balancing my two cameras and a heavy tripod. […] It’s that ungodly hour of the day when most normal people are still safely at home, asleep in their comfortable beds – blissfully unaware that they are on the verge of missing out on one of the best light shows on all of the planet earth: The tropical sunrise,” writes Potter in Sunrise: A Photographic Journey of Comfort, Healing, and Inspiration (Pineapple Press). His sunrise photographs began from tragedy and grief. Initially taken in memory of his wife, who died from cancer, his images are upbeat and exciting but also comforting and calming.