This is perhaps the most consequential photo I’ve ever taken.
Not necessarily the best, but perhaps the most consequential.
I find a lot of joy and meaning in my life- adventures, community, projects that do good for the world… but this wasn’t always the case. As a college student at the end of 2009, I thought my life felt a bit empty. Directionless.
I wanted to live a better story. I decided to take on the project of taking a photo every day throughout the year.
This photo was from a New Years party in 2010. I don’t even know most of these people.
I figured it would at least encourage me to pay more attention to my surroundings and to train my eye for beauty. I also figured that if my photos were constantly of the same mundane thing every time, it would signal a need to go do something different.
I’m not the first or last to do a project like this. It’s not especially original, but what’s special is the impact it had on my life and the fact that I’ve now been at it for twelve years.
I’ve captured the evolution of my love story and family.
Countless adventures around the world.
And my journey to use creativity to solve world problems.
This was the start of my journey as a storyteller, and why I see my life as a story and the world around me as a great big story full of interconnected threads. That’s why this is perhaps the most consequential photo I’ve ever taken.