Let’s just admit it. The last two years have been pretty crummy. COVID has been a real issue and messed up a lot of our plans. I’ve come to realize that sometimes that’s just how life is though: The best laid plans don’t always go somewhere and sometimes the unplanned superfluous circumstances that you never thought of end up being the journey that you take for years.
Being a documentary wedding photographer was my plan for many years. When COVID hit and I saw things changing, it brought to light a lot of things that I had been thinking about and some self-adjustments I had to make. One of them was of course to take a break from weddings. The other was two focus on what was left and figure out what I wanted to do going forward.
As I look back on 2021, I’m pretty hopeful for 2022 to be a year of recovery and refresh… and not just for me, but also for you too. I’m not really sure what’s planned for my future but I guess I’ll just have to keep trying and doing things until I find another superfluous circumstance to carry me for the next while. In the meanwhile, I’ll keep a camera on hand, right next to my professional drone and a block of cheese.
Do I have any goals for 2022? Despite all the was mentioned above, I do have some goals. My second Chinatown Book is a project I really hope to complete soon and I am looking have something in print later in the year. Also, as I’ve been stuck at home with all these lockdowns and just general fear of indoor spaces now, I’m looking to explore more of the world from viewpoints I could never access before through drone tech. Of course, my offerings for documentary photosessions remains the same if anyone is interested - outdoors and socially distanced.
Perhaps I’ll continue to build up that cheese channel I have on YouTube… Manchego, anyone? :)
“The Time Traveller” Photosession
Documentary Family Photosessions
Anniversary Session
Chinatown Fire Dragon Festival (Vancouver)
I’ll be posting more Fire Dragon Festival photos in an upcoming blog post!
And so that was the year that was. Despite it being another rough year, it actually had a lot of bright spots and in the end, with the Fire Dragon Festival, there was a glimmer of hope that things would start to go back to a normal of sorts.
A happy belated New Year and see you all in 2022.