Light in Winter

Photograph by David Stoker , National Geographic Your Shot

Predawn sunlight strikes the South Rim of Arizona s Grand Canyon in this picture submitted to the recent Your Shot assignment First Light . A cold winter storm had passed through the region the day prior, writes photographer David Stoker . I had driven to the Grand Canyon in anticipation of the storm. I remember the morning being particularly cold as I hiked along the rim awaiting the arrival of the sun. The skies were still overcast, but a small break in the clouds allowed a single ray of sunlight to shine through, illuminating a small portion of the butte below.

Stoker's picture recently appeared in the Your Shot assignment First Light .

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