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365 Project - The Other Side of the Lens.

Nervously, and with a lot of prayer, I began this project January 7, 2012. I joined up with a group of strangers on http://www.mavenforums.com and for an entire year, we watched people come and go, got to know each others families, and marveled at each other's photos. It was an incredible experience and did so much for me that I wasn't expecting. It ended up being an expression of self like I'd never done before. 367 photos later, my perspective on self portraits, the internet, and photography was changed. I had made new friends all over the world, and even met with some of them in person. Every photo has a story, and a memory, and when I look through them I feel a deep satisfaction. Many thanks to Michael for putting for the effort to get us all shooting self portraits, and many thanks to all my friends who motivated me for an entire year! It's made a world of difference. With your positivity and motivation, you've inspired me and built confidence in me, and I know that as a photographer I'll never be the same. Below, the photos are the visible fruits of our labors and prayers, but the real benefit only I really know. Thank you, and enjoy!
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    August 4, 2012. Day 211.
 Catching up with two old friends and making a new one.
 I took this with a Sony Cyber-Shot point and shoot camera that Mom bought me for my 16th birthday. It was a big purchase and I've never forgotten it. It helped get me into photography and I throughly enjoyed all 7 megapixels of every photo I took with it. Pulling it out was a pretty cool blast from the past. Thanks, Mom. Guess we had no idea what that 1 gig of memory would do for me.

 And then there's Jessica. I just love that girl.
 The new friend is Truckie. He's all floppy eared.
 John is totally reflected in the window, waiting patiently for us. Haha!

Wasilla, Alaska
    August 5, 2012. Day 212.
 Another one from the 'ol point and shoot.

Jitters, Eagle River, Alaska
    August 6, 2012. Day 213.
 This is a tiny, tiny mushroom. Those giant things in the back? My feet and sandals.

Archangel Valley, at 'the Diamond', Alaska