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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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    February 14, 2012. Day 39
 Thanks, John, once again for the help and the light!

 I will kiss your cheeks
 Before you grow to talking,
 And argue with me

Butte, Alaska with John, Mason, Melody and Emry
    February 15, 2012. Day 40
Oh my! I'm so thankful to be in the 40s! I've put a little prayer into this project and feel very blessed. Praise God for all of it. Only 326 more days to go. This haiku doesn't exactly reflect what was going through my head - it just looked like a deep thinking photo.

 Thinking about life;
 More and more do I notice,
 Lots to improve on.
    February 16, 2012. Day 41
Hanging out with John and being a bum!

February day
Low on energy - I don't
Feel like working hard.

Wasilla, Alaska