A photo a day for 18 years.

I do not have a photograph to share with you all today. Instead I will share 6,697 Polaroids, dated in sequence. The photographs are of a man named Jamie Livingston, his friends and his everyday life.



He began taking photographs on April 23, 1979 and stopped on October 25, 1997 — his 41st birthday. The day of his death.



He was an amazing artist who's project seems to have captured the hearts of tens of thousands of people on the Internet since the website was discovered by Chris Higgens from http:///www.mentalfloss.com



Livingstone's picture diary started at Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College and though some photos have gone missing from the collection, 6,697 Polaroids remain. The collection, dated in sequence, has been organised by his friends Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid into an exhibit at Bard College called "JAMIE LIVINGSTON. PHOTO OF THE DAY: 1979-1997", which opened in 2007.




It is easy as a photographer to get cought up in all the technical aspects of the art, but photography is only truely about one thing. Telling a story. I took the time to look through each and every image posted on the following website and not once did I think about composition, lighting, sharpness, or color balance. Instead I was cought up in Mr. Livingstons life.



http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/

Congratulations Ana and April

I first meet Ana through my girlfriend Tara who used to go to school with Ana at VCU in Richmond. It wasn't long after I met Ana that I was introduced to her girlfriend April. We have been in touch here and there for the past few months trying to plan a photo shoot around our busy schedules.

Well today we finally got some time to get together and make a few memories. From state troopers on the interstate, to snakes in the flowers we had our fair share of scares today. The wonderful temperatures and sunny skies were a welcomed sight though, especially since April and Ana drove down from Richmond for the day.

Well once again, I would like to say, congratulations and I wish you both nothing but a lifetime of happiness.

Yellow

I have been very busy the past few weeks with my other hobby. My saltwater fish tanks.

I havent had any time to get out and shoot so I thought I would show a picture I took on one of the first warm days we had this year.

Welcome May

I had a little free time tonight so I decided to check out the sunset.

I was only accompanied by 2 other couples who rode their bikes there to watch this day come to an end. Together we sat and exchanged some small talk but over all it was pretty silent and peaceful. The silence was only broken by the sound of my shutter opening and closing as I captured image after image to make sure I had just the right one.

Above are two of my favorite images I captured tonight.