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Stone Tower by the Ocean, Kipahulu, Maui

Stone towers are often built as a testament to existence...to one's own existence or to honor those passed. On the rugged coast of Kipahulu in Maui, I climbed over a number of pumice boulders to reach the shoreline where I found hundreds of stone towers. The tide came rushing in soon thereafter, but not before I built my own tower to mark my life and to honor those whom I love.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2015
Date Uploaded: 07.2015
Photo Location: Kipahulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Andrea Gluckman