adetorrent; photography, lifestyle.

This year has come to an end. Before I go on, let me just take this opportunity to express my gratitude to whatever the mechanism is in existence that is responsible for the preservation of life. For indeed, I am incredibly grateful to be alive today. 2015 has not been a good year for so many, and, some people that were close to me have ceased to exist, but, I am pleased to be here. Reflecting on 2015 - what did I learn this year? Family is everything.  'Family' includes those very true friends too. Money is nothing. Well, I knew this before, but I was particularly reminded of it this year. Money is everything. In direct contradiction to the second point above, yes, but true. Long story. Life is short.  In light of the above, here are some of the tweaks I aim to make in 2016; Grow closer to family than ever before. Make more money than ever before. Care less about money than ever before. Take more photos of myself. Be more consistent with everything I ...

As the year draws to a close, I have started collating the photos I will be including in the 2015 edition of my annual photobook print. I previously talked about why I do this, and why everyone should . This year has been particularly eventful for me. I've travelled quite a lot. There have been weddings, milestone birthdays, etcetera, etcetera. And as the 'guy with the camera', I've found myself shooting a lot of it, so I have many photos to choose from.  There are, however, very few photos of me. The ones that do exist are hardly printable.  Why? Well, I'm the guy with the camera. I'm always behind the camera, hardly ever in front of it.  Even more troubling is the fact that looking back, this has been the case for a long time. My friends and family can all look back fondly at the great photos of them I've captured over the years, while I'm left with occasional reflections in mirrors and shop windows, silly iPhone selfies and other such. ...