Aranka’s journey towards becoming the artist she is today, began in correspondence with noted master of light and form, Lucien Clergue. It was on the beaches of Arles, and in that friendship that Aranka awoke as an artist. “He stopped at the footprint of a bird in the sand, pausing before our own steps replaced it. ‘Even in the smallest detail’ He said,  “You can find beauty. Don’t miss it.'” It was with Clergue in mind that Aranka captured Florida’s Gulf Coast. It’s moments held in the heart, and the spirit of play and exploration that abound in the footprints and tides of Alys Beach.

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