Summer is definitely drawing to an end. All those sunny days and warm nights I have been looking forward to the end of the season, to the beauty of colours and light that the autumn will paint all around us.

However now I feel a little nostalgic. All that time I kept forgetting about the magic of summer. The clear blue skies, the warm sun, gentle breeze, strolling on the beach, the cool air in the mountains, pleasant evening walks in the city... and lots of ice cream. All of this is gone for now (apart from ice cream, which I love at any time of year and in any weather). Until next year, when I will make sure I will enjoy every minute of it, without even thinking about what will follow next. Because "all seasons shall be sweet to thee", and all seasons have their own magical spell.

Here are a few observations from the beach. These photographs are much harder for me to take, as I am always conscious that people are entitled to their privacy, and some are not comfortable with being in front of the camera. But sometimes these moments are really hard to resist. And then all you can do is try.