When I included a blog in my new website, I had all the best intentions for it to be an actual blog to which I regularly posted really cool content. But, like many others, my blog has become just a menu item on my website. I started off with real blog posts, but postings have dwindled over time, in spite of having lots of ideas and images to blog about. So my new year's resolution is to regularly post content, that is a combination blog and newsletter, to my blog. You're now reading the first of these posts. So thanks for that.
In this post, I'll share my favorite nature and landscape images from 2022. In the next I'll share my favorite images of people and culture. In addition, I've updated some of my ongoing portfolios with newer imagery, which I hope you check out. Below is a sampling of my 2022 Favs and the link to the full portfolio on my website.
Going through a year's worth of work to find favs proved to be an interesting exercise that I would encourage everyone to do. Looking through a large body of images can be both inspiring and enlightening. Many images that I was initially excited about didn't pass the test of time, and many almost forgotten images that I hadn't given much thought to, did pass that test (and some became favs). This led to some analysis of why I liked them, and the conclusion that I should do more of that. I also found small groups of images that could serve as the nucleus for bigger projects. All in all, I was pleased to find a lot of really good work that showed that I made progress during the year. But alas, I also found plenty of crap, which led to some analysis of why they were crap, showing that I still have work to do. I'm very much looking forward to doing that work in 2023. Photography, after all, is a life-long journey.
Wishing you all the best in 2023.
As I write this in early January, 2023, the new year is already shaping up to be a great year for photography and adventure. My wife, Dona, and I are a week into 3 month road trip in our travel trailer. We're currently in the deep end of the atmospheric river, wandering down Hwy 101 along the coasts of southwestern WA, Oregon, northern California, and Central Coast of CA. Then we'll turn east to explore the Mojave Desert in southern CA, the deserts of Arizona and finally the red rocks of southeastern Utah before heading home in early April, just in time for our workshop in Olympic National Park. Whew, I'm tired just thinking about it. Along the way we'll visit friends, and meet new ones, as well as explore and photograph some fabulous places and communities. It's gonna be great - as soon as we can get out from under the deluge of the atmospheric river.
8 Comments
Jan 18, 2023, 10:48:51 AM
Mark Gardner - Thanks. More to come!
Jan 18, 2023, 10:47:52 AM
Mark Gardner - Thanks Joanne. Hope you and Jay are well!
Jan 18, 2023, 10:47:32 AM
Mark Gardner - Thank you Leisha!
Jan 18, 2023, 10:47:08 AM
Mark Gardner - Thank youi!
Jan 17, 2023, 7:26:27 AM
Mitchell Freedman - Nicely written, Mark. I'm glad you included me and I look forward to seeing the ongoing posts and updates. mhf
Jan 16, 2023, 9:09:10 PM
Leisha Holmes - Your ability to capture movement in stillness through a dialogue with light is legendary.
Jan 16, 2023, 5:35:12 PM
Joanne Murray - Enjoy your journey and stay safe. I enjoy seeing your images. Keep up the good work.
Jan 16, 2023, 5:19:57 PM
Ben - Super cool shots! 🤩 Excited to see more blog posts.