03.24
At the start of the year I noticed a flurry of web activity as photographers from around the globe threw out links to their top ten shots of the year. I thought this must be the done thing if you’re a photographer and so I set about doing the same. Ok, we’re now a quarter of the way through 2010 but that’s given me plenty of time to have a proper retrospective of my first year as a working pro.
A year goes by pretty quickly these days (is that another effect of climate change?) and at first I thought I’d struggle to find ten images that I’d proudly mount on pedestals. But a trawl through my library reminded me just how many shoots, jobs and photos came out of those 12 months! So the problem was then drawing up a shortlist of the best ten.
And then there’s the subjective part: what defines a top photo? Should it be a personal favourite of mine or others? Should it feature a person or place that’s dear to me? Should it have captured a unique event or moment in time? Should it be technically well executed? Or all/some/none of the above?
Well after careful consideration I’ve selected my top ten images. Some of them I honestly didn’t expect to make the final cut, but for some of the reasons mentioned above, I felt that they deserved a place. Please have a browse and let me know which is your favourite.
Here we go, in no particular order (as that would take another three months!):