So another year draws to an end (it went even quicker than the last one). I had started to receive the hints days ago, as social media started its annual roundup of yearly photo drops including “favourite of the year”, “most liked photo of the year”, “my year in photos” and the now famous “my top 9”. I’m not really into going with the traditional end of year posts mentioned above, people have suffered enough lol. However it did get me thinking into how mine would look and so I went into Lightroom and decided I’d look through the months to see what I had taken over the year and I was pleasantly shocked that I felt that my photography did get better as the months went by. I have had some howlers throughout 2022 and some edits I had to slap myself and ask “what were you thinking Winston” but I can proudly tell myself that I did produce some lovely photos that caught exactly what I saw and what I was feeling at the moment I pressed the shutter. Photographers have discussed in the past that if you get 12 -15 absolutely bang on photos from the thousands you have taken over the year then it’s a good year. Now I don’t think I’m quite there yet but it does give me motivation to start the New Year with great enthusiasm to continue to get out and take photos.

I hope 2023 finds you well and keeps you safe, wherever you are.