
Sunday morning light. From my phone.

Sunday morning light. From my phone.

This is the 2nd snow we’ve had this winter. At midnight on Monday it was nearly 2” deep. Pretty unusual for this part of Georgia.
Yup. It’s cold.
Theme: Newness. In some cultures the dragonfly is a symbol of renewal and fresh starts. In 2007 I committed to a renewal in my own life and chose the dragonfly as my symbol. It’s an appropriate start for 2011 as well.
Knowing myself and my schedule, I know that I won’t be able to keep up with a full 365 Challenge - that’s one photo a day, every day for a year. But I can make a commitment to post a minimum of one photo a week. I scouted around for a few weekly lists online and found the following 365 Idea list which I’m going to try to adhere to for 2011.
Week 1 Jan 08 Newness
Week 2 Jan 15 Cold
Week 3 Jan 22 Breakfast
Week 4 Jan 29 Macro
Week 5 Feb 05 Tired
Week 6 Feb 12 Sleep
Week 7 Feb 19 Body Parts
Week 8 Feb 26 Romance
Week 9 Mar 05 Spirit
Week 10 Mar 12 Vegetables
Week 11 Mar 19 Underneath
Week 12 Mar 26 Spring/Autumn
Week 13 Apr 02 Planning
Week 14 Apr 09 Fools
Week 15 Apr 16 Excitement
Week 16 Apr 23 Work
Week 17 Apr 30 Growth
Week 18 May 07 Trees
Week 19 May 14 Mother
Week 20 May 21 Up
Week 21 May 28 Anger
Week 22 Jun 04 Temptation
Week 23 Jun 11 Looking in
Week 24 Jun 18 Party
Week 25 Jun 25 Father
Week 26 Jul 02 Swing
Week 27 Jul 09 Lighting Experimentation
Week 28 Jul 16 Red, White, Blue
Week 29 Jul 23 Family
Week 30 Jul 30 Summer/Winter
Week 31 Aug 06 Time
Week 32 Aug 13 Water
Week 33 Aug 20 Shadows
Week 34 Aug 27 Peace
Week 35 Sep 03 Defeat
Week 36 Sep 10 Sunset
Week 37 Sep 17 Spice
Week 38 Sep 24 The Kitchen
Week 39 Oct 01 Autumn/Spring
Week 40 Oct 08 Tools
Week 41 Oct 15 Colors
Week 42 Oct 22 My Neighbors
Week 43 Oct 29 On The Shelf
Week 44 Nov 05 Memories
Week 45 Nov 12 Texture
Week 46 Nov 19 Wind
Week 47 Nov 26 Music
Week 48 Dec 03 Gathering
Week 49 Dec 10 Beyond Reach
Week 50 Dec 17 Smiles
Week 51 Dec 24 After
Week 52 Dec 31 Winter/Summer
Week 53 Jan 07 Oldness
My challenge to myself is to post at least one image a week following these themes. I can post more if the week falls out that way, but I will not post fewer.
Here we go!
A few years ago a photographer friend of mine came up with the concept of GOYA for photographers … Get Off Your Ass and photograph things. Quit talking about photography. Quit analyzing photography. Quit obsessing about gear and film and digital and all that crap. Just get out there and PHOTOGRAPH. So one of my goals, both personally and professionally, for 2011 is to GO[My]A.
I’ll be posting those photos here, sometimes with comment and sometimes without. Mostly this is for me … but anyone reading is welcome along for the ride!