I celebrated a milestone today: the end of my very first 365 Project. You see, a year ago, I bought my first DSLR camera, a Nikon D60. I wanted to chronicle my photography and track my progress. So, doing a picture-a-day project was the perfect thing.
What I didn't realize at the time is that I'd be chronicling my life in pictures as well. When I look back at each picture, I not only remember what I was doing and where I was that day, but I also remember how I felt - the good days, the bad days and everything in between.
In reviewing the entire year of pictures, I have to say this year was not at all what I expected it to be. I really thought it was going to be full of joy and progress. Instead, I have to be honest in saying that it was filled with heartache, loneliness and a regression that I'm not sure I will recover from.
I won't go into all the details about what has happened, but if there is a candle flickering in our soul, I sincerely wonder if mine has been snuffed out. I wonder if there is anything that can light it again. I wonder if this is all there is to life and whether I will always be this alone and hopeless. I hope not. But, I've become resigned to the fact that I just might.
Don't get me wrong, I really am celebrating completing this year-long journey. It's been good for me and my photography and I am planning on doing another one. Even though I'm hopeless and alone, there's no reason not to keep trudging forward, right? What else can you do but put one foot in front of the other....
Anyway, if you'd like to take a peek at the entire 365 project, click here. And, you can see all my downtown Nashville shots from today here.
This is my last shot in the project - 365 of 365 - sun setting on Union Station:
