Sometime
last summer I began to see more and more mom-bloggers joining a
photo-journaling revolution called the 52 project. The projects author, Jodi
Wilson,(www.practisingsimplicity.com),is
a writer, photojournalist, and mother. I connected to her projects intent to
capture the everyday, however mundane, in all it's brilliance. Every week, in
2012, she post one photo of her children. At year end she had 104 pictures- a modern
memoir embracing those precious moments time seems to indiscriminately erase.
Her photography’s are eloquent, vibrant, and capture the essence of motherhood.
It doesn’t hurt her son Che and daughter Poet were obviously at the front of the line when
they were handing out good looks.
Therefore,
while I am not usually the kind who goes about making New Year’s resolutions,(I
prefer to make the resolution in the moment of inspiration), I felt today, the
Lunar New Year, is a symbolic starting point to join the 52 project. I have
always admired those who can illuminate life through the art of photography.
To help me with this goal I have also joined an online photography class. The time has come to stop letting my camera's auto mode dictate how I view
the world.
1/52: A photo of my children once a week every week in 2014.
Bunny, this week you:
- are on the verge of reading your favorite book Too Many Cats
- opened your first bank account $185.33 in pennies
- impressed the bank teller by signing the papers yourself
- jumped in the pool at swimming lessons, without being scared
- are obviously growing, your appetite has been ferocious
