For years my family has been vacationing in the Outer Banks during the summer, a tradition passed down since my mom was a child. Over the years I have learned to love this environment, relishing the muggy heat and beating sun that marks the high noon of the year. In time I grew to see our vacation week as the zenith of the Ordered World as well, a time when the very air hangs with stillness and peace, and I am called to capture this feeling in photos the best I can. The result of this work is Waking Dreams at High Noon, a book that pulls together many different aspects of my experience here—changing light from sunrise to sundown, the creative voices of my family, and moments not just from one week at the beach, but from the entire summer. I will never deny that the Ordered World may be found in many places and times, but there is a special grace to be found at High Noon, and that is what this body of work is intended to convey!