A year of creative coping.
Scrunchy face therapy.
Etcetera.
2023: Island Brunch
The creative experiment that started on January 1, 2011 continues. Daily snapshots of my visit to planet earth. A gift to Orson.
My top shot for 2023 is “Island Brunch”, which captures a split second moment through a window while I brunched with my Second Lady in Puerto Rico. It’s escapism and magic and silliness all rolled up in one.
What a gift it is to giggle and see the world with my bestie by my side.
A few from 22
Highlights from 2022, a year of renewal and release…
A return to travel led to shared adventure and joy.
Trust in humanity fed beautiful friendships, old and new.
My love for family overflowed.
2021: Me and Bruce Lee
For the last 11 years, I have been taking daily snapshots. It’s become a way to pay attention and creatively record my time on planet earth. My pick for 2021 was taken on July 18 while on an adventure in the International District of Seattle. It captures the feeling of being a new transplant to the west coast in the blur of pandemictimes. I call it “Me and Bruce Lee”.
And it’s a reminder that we can find heroes when we need them.
10 Years. 10 Photos.
For the last 10 years, I have been taking daily snapshots. It’s a creative habit that helps me stay present and aware of my surroundings, though I initially started it as a way to develop an eye as an amateur photographer. On this 10th anniversary, I have selected my “best” photos, one from each year. The curation process was harder than I expected. In some cases, the image was a clear stand-out. But many images had “close seconds and thirds” that made it hard to decide which image was “best”. So, I went with my intuition. But, I have enjoyed looking back and seeing the progress and reliving the memories. I may continue to peruse the lot and select some highlights in categories that my subjects tend to fall into: portraits, travel, windows/reflections, sidewalks, color. Stay tuned for more!
PHOTOS:
2011 NOV 22 | PARIS, FRANCE | Vite
2012 MAY 20 | CHICAGO, IL | Abbey Road… With Guns
2013 NOV 14 | PARIS, FRANCE | Hello, Moto!
2014 APR 6 | CHICAGO, IL | Wonder Kims
2015 MAR 1 | OAK PARK, IL | Moving Mountains
2016 NOV 18 | SEATTLE, WA | Liebovitzing
2017 SEP 28 | KAMPALA, UGANDA | Boda Boda Morning
2018 JULY 26 | FISHERS, IN | Baker Streeting
2019 JULY 31 | OAK PARK, IL | Headless Wednesday
2020 JAN 20 | SOMEWHERE IN MICHIGAN | If Rothko Rode the Amtrak