About Frame the Year
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| Reflected, distorted, layered. Like all of us |
Moments fade. Days pass. A picture remains.
Frame the Year started as a personal commitment to take one photo every day for a year, a classic 365 project. That was the idea at the beginning. Reality, as it often does, had a slightly different plan.
I’ve always loved taking pictures, but I never took it seriously. Life happened, and photography (like so many hobbies) slowly slipped into second place, then out of sight entirely. This project is my way of reconnecting with that old passion, making space for it again, and learning how to stay close to it without turning it into another obligation.
Sometimes I carry my digital camera, sometimes my Polaroid. I try not to use my phone, but I allow it as a last resort. The goal isn’t just to take pictures, it’s to improve on every level: technical skill, creative discipline, attention to detail, and, most importantly, to find my style and my why. I don’t know exactly what that style is yet, or where this project will take me, but I want my photographs to reflect my way of seeing the world.
At first, Frame the Year was about daily frames. Over time, it became clearer that what I really wanted was consistency of attention, not pressure. So the project continues, just not always one frame per day. Some days pass without a photo, others make room for one. The intention stays the same, even as the pace changes.
There will still be challenges. I spend part of the year abroad and the other half at home, in a remote place about forty minutes from the nearest big city, the kind of place that doesn’t shout for attention. Some days, inspiration will be easy to find; others, I’ll have to look harder, noticing small things, finding beauty, light, and meaning where they’re easy to miss.
The name Frame the Year still comes from the idea behind a 365 project. Each picture frames a moment, and together they frame a year - not perfectly, not completely, but honestly. What remains is not a record of every single day, but a trace of how the year felt.
This is how I hold time still, one frame at a time.
Carol
Frame the Year started as a personal commitment to take one photo every day for a year, a classic 365 project. That was the idea at the beginning. Reality, as it often does, had a slightly different plan.
I’ve always loved taking pictures, but I never took it seriously. Life happened, and photography (like so many hobbies) slowly slipped into second place, then out of sight entirely. This project is my way of reconnecting with that old passion, making space for it again, and learning how to stay close to it without turning it into another obligation.
Sometimes I carry my digital camera, sometimes my Polaroid. I try not to use my phone, but I allow it as a last resort. The goal isn’t just to take pictures, it’s to improve on every level: technical skill, creative discipline, attention to detail, and, most importantly, to find my style and my why. I don’t know exactly what that style is yet, or where this project will take me, but I want my photographs to reflect my way of seeing the world.
At first, Frame the Year was about daily frames. Over time, it became clearer that what I really wanted was consistency of attention, not pressure. So the project continues, just not always one frame per day. Some days pass without a photo, others make room for one. The intention stays the same, even as the pace changes.
There will still be challenges. I spend part of the year abroad and the other half at home, in a remote place about forty minutes from the nearest big city, the kind of place that doesn’t shout for attention. Some days, inspiration will be easy to find; others, I’ll have to look harder, noticing small things, finding beauty, light, and meaning where they’re easy to miss.
The name Frame the Year still comes from the idea behind a 365 project. Each picture frames a moment, and together they frame a year - not perfectly, not completely, but honestly. What remains is not a record of every single day, but a trace of how the year felt.
This is how I hold time still, one frame at a time.
Carol
