Hallstatt, Austria — “I’d seen hundreds of pictures of Hallstatt before I went, so I wondered if it could really be that beautiful. It turns out the photos don’t do it justice. The first thing that caught my attention wasn’t the mountains or the lake—it was how peaceful everything felt. Even with visitors around, there was this calmness that made me slow down, put my camera down for a minute, and simply enjoy where I was.”

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