When people make a phone call in public places, they will often seek a spot that is in shadow, in order to see more detail on their phone’s screen, or in a quiet corner, so they can hear the conversation more easily. I photograph this caller, one of the many surfers that gather on this beach, as he squeezes into a shadowed corner on the perimeter of a luxury hotel. I composed the image so that a line of delicate plantings fills much of the frame and flows towards the subject, ending abruptly at the electric utility boxes just in front of him. A decorative white wall behind these plantings seems to move through the sunlight, carrying the eye to the subject.