Photo Challenge 2019

It’s New Year’s Eve, and I suppose most people use this time to reflect on the year behind them and look to the year ahead.

I do that, too. But I won’t bore you with those details.

Instead, I will focus on one project I did this year – a challenge, really. I decided around this time last year that I would post at least one photo every single day of 2019 on Instagram.

Seems easy enough, right?

Well, it’s not.

The photo had to be taken that very day, for starters. Some days, it was easy. Most days, it wasn’t.

But it’s not a challenge if it’s easy.

The harder days forced me to get creative – to think outside the box. If I was at home the entire day, I had to really look at things around my house (either outside or inside) in a new way to see if I could create an interesting photo. Sometimes I failed at that, but I even posted the photos that I didn’t like.

Sometimes, I forced myself to go somewhere for the primary purpose of getting a great shot for Instagram that day. And that’s good, too, because it got me out to explore more than I would have otherwise.

For better or worse, I stuck with it. And I got some really great shots because of this challenge.

But I’m glad it’s over. I want to pursue a new photography challenge for 2020. I haven’t decided what yet, but I’m leaning toward doing more macro shots.

You can see some of my favorites from this challenge below.

Here’s to a creative and inspirational 2020!