Reflection on 2019

2019 has been a year of immense learning for me - in photography, and in life.

I’ve taken quite a number of photos I’m very satisfied with - photos I never thought I’d capture, in places I only once dreamed of visiting. I’ve experimented, tried new techniques, dived into street photography, and fell in love with the art and practice.

I’ll touch on street photography, then on my nature and landscape shots in another post. Street photography has changed the way I see things in many ways, and has made me appreciate more the moments that are so fleeting, that we’d probably never reflect on them had it not been captured on camera. Do the photos tell a story? I think not, but it does allow you to create your own story, and for me, more importantly, is something to reflect upon.

I’ve realized that photography is something that you can never stop learning. There is no pinnacle, and this is perhaps true of all the arts. It’s not just the practice, but the entire experience. To manage your experiences with the camera, and not allow it to interrupt the moments that are not meant to be captured. I don’t want photography to devour my life, or become my life, but be part of it and be used to enhance it, and the rest fall where it may.

What should I aim for this year… Maybe to do something more intimate, personal, and meaningful with the practice. To reveal more of what is within me, and the way I truly see the world.