366 Photos in 2012

I originally found out about Project 365 Photos from Mostly Lisa, an amazing photographer and web guru from Vancouver, BC.  The idea is very straight forward where you would take at least 1 photo a day for 365 days, an entire year.  Sounds easy enough you say?  Hardly, the first few weeks are the most difficult as evidenced by my failure last year in 2011 when I gave up at day 29.  With a 9-5 job, it’s often hard to find a unique picture every day.

This year I have some support from the ever so lovely LoveMyFate and the outdoor sports nut 360 Days of David.  We’re keeping each other accountable and should make the project that much more fun.  I’m looking to complete this project this year and I know it’ll be so rewarding in the end.  Each photo has a story that you’ll always remember.  You can go on and share them with your friends and family too.

Anyways, all my photos can be viewed on my Flickr site and the photo of the day is also on the sidebar to your right.  Care to join me on this journey to 365 photos?  You have no excuses especially with all the gadgets with cameras these days.  Go snap some photos!  It’ll be well worth it, trust me!

Click here to view my 366 photos in 2012

The collage of photos above are select favourites from my collection throughout the years.  These photos were captured around the world and are very meaningful to me.  Here’s a little story behind each of them from left to right…

This photo was captured right by the Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco in 2009.  We were down in the States that year to visit friends, family and celebrate the Lunar Year as well.  The amazing view was from the 52nd floor at One Rincon Hill where a friend had a very sweet apartment suite.  The viewswere just breathtaking.

Next up is a photo of my cousin’s kid in Vietnam.  Her name is Thao My and she had just arrived home from school that day.  Her aunt had given her a ride back from school on a scooter and was bundled up to protect her from the sun and dust.  A handkerchief was used to cover her nose and mouth and a pair of sunglasses to cover her eyes.  This was taken in 2008 and I haven’t seen her since.  I miss her so much!

This lovely dish, Bo Tai Chanh, was one that my mom whipped up one day when I suddenly had a craving for it.  The greens just popped and I knew I had to take a photo.  I used my Nikon D50 for this photo, coupled with my trusty 50mm f1.8 which super sharp and provides crazy bokeh.  Everytime I look at this photo, I always want to open a restaurant.  Be sure to pop over to my Flickrpage for a better view and description of the dish.

This magnificent beautyis my first car that I purchased in April 2010, just a couple days before my birthday actually.  I’ve always loved cars and day dreamed of them night and day throughout the school years.  I just couldn’t wait to get my own car.  This here is a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0t Premium in Karussell White, my absolute favourite colour for a car.  It’s been 2 years and Genna’s still going strong.

Last photo here would be of my dad when we were in Paris in 2006.  We have family that live there, but this was my first visit.  That day I braved myself in the Metro (after careful coaching from my cousins) and took them to the Eiffel Tower.  On the way, we got kicked off a bus because I purchased the tickets incorrectly.. fail.  Anyways, we finally got the Eiffel Tower only to find out that most of the elevators were down and I never got a chance to take my parents up.  This actual photo was taken at the Sacré-Cœur Basilica when we were waiting for my Aunt to come give us a ride home.  My dad’s a great guy and very laid back, too laid back at times.  Can’t wait until this April when we get to cruise together!

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