A Photo A Day

The object of a 365 photo project is simple - to take a photo everyday for a whole year. It's a popular concept that has spawned groups on Flickr and elsewhere. It's fun. It's educational. It's a great record of a year of your life.

I failed with my first attempt at a 365 project back in the mid noughties. But I did succeed in 2008/9 when I managed to take a photo a day, every day, without fail from October 19th round to the following October 18th. All of those photos are available on this blog.

I'm currently doing it all over again, but will go one better this time. As 2012 has a leap year, this time I'll be snapping 366 photos. And unlike 2008, when I lived in Mexico, these photos will record a year of my life in the UK.

Another change this time round will be the camera I use. In 2008 I used a Panasonic TZ5 travel zoom. I still have it, although I sport a shiny Olympus PEN as my prime camera these days. But that won't shoot any of my photos in this project.

This time I will be using the camera on my cell phone. Which is a Samsung Galaxy S2. It has an 8mp camera, and whilst its ultimate image quality falls well short of a proper camera, it's still good enough for this project. This project is meant to be spontaneous, experimental and fun.

One thing that will be just like last year though - the Photo of the Month vote. Stay tuned...

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Photo of the Month - March


Cast your vote now to help decide which of my photos was the best in March.

Day 164 - Square Roots

A colourful scene from the local park I have been using to train for the Marathon.

Day 163 - Doctor Doctor

Dr Simi doing his little dance on a street corner.

Day 162 - Sunday Service

Coyoacan's street repairs are almost completed and Sunday's are back to their busy best.

Day 161 - Don't Lose Your Head

Street candles of an artistic kind on the streets of the recently renovated Calle Regina

Day 160 - Two Went Splash

Eight of my turts on their rock sunbathing. There were 10, but two panicked as I approached, jumped in the water and hid under the rock. Cowards.

Day 159 - Little Green House

I just love the fact that it's perfectly ok to paint your house Vomit Green in Mexico!

Day 158 - Shepherd's Delight

A photo that utterly fails to capture the dramatic nature of a Mexico City sunset.

Day 157 - Shut That Door

Some people just aren't security conscious!

Day 156 - Clowns

Which one is the real joker? You decide.

Day 155 - Star Struck

Climbing the stairs in Cinemark is a little easier than climbing the ladder in Hollywood.

Day 154 - Lots Of Besos

Lots of metro stations have big display units. At Chabacano at the moment are posters commemorating the recent kissing world record attempt.

Day 153 - Hole In One

The coyote, symbol of Coyoacan, the bohemian centre of the south of Mexico City.

Day 152 - New Turtle Rock

I stole a large slab of rock from some place in Huichapan as a gift for my turts...they were struggling to all fit on the two old rocks they had.

Day 151 - Lost

One of the many posters pinned to walls and trees by people looking for missing loved ones.

Day 150 - This Little Piggy

A little shop I cycle past has lots of little trinkets and garden ornaments for sale. Their pig and two goats might be negotiable...

Day 149 - The Pink Church

The town of Huichapan in Hidalgo is a colourful, colonial place. The church is no exception.

Day 148 - Invisible River

A small canyon, with a small river, near Huichapan in Hidalgo. I climbed down one side and up the other. For fun.

Day 147 - Los Cardenales

The fair is coming to town in San Jose, Hidalgo, and Los Cardenales are the stars. Apparently.

Day 146 - Higher And Higher


Day 145 - Scare Tactics

Paper distributors need a catchy look if they're going to have any success.

Day 144 - Save It For Later

Another day, another virgin. The country is full of them!

Day 143 - Mexiturtle

My keyring was the most inspiring thing I saw today!

Day 142 - Tunnel Vision

Going back above ground on a metro escalator.

Day 141 - Write On Time

Paola with a graffiti background near Portales.

Day 140 - Name That Critter

A funky tile mosaic at Chabacanco metro station.

Day 139 - Se Renta

A charming looking apartment in a charming area between the Zocalo and Bellas Artes. Question is - how much?

Day 138 - Littlest Hobo

The local stray dog, who loves everybody and is loved by everybody. She goes by several names. Sasha. Negra. Chacha. But we call her Hobo. Sometimes Hobalina when she does her happy to meet you dance.

Day 137 - Nelly The Elephant

The circus is coming to town. I guess this elephant is a safer replacement for the last elephant which escaped and got run over by a truck...

Day 136 - Speed Up Gonzalez

This is my 'hood. I tried to give it a 70's wishy washy feel. Only partly succeeded, at best.

Day 135 - Shower Girl

Statues line the avenue between Taxquena and Miguel Angel de Quevado.

Photo Of The Month - February

Another month has been and gone, and another 28 photos added to my 365 collection. This month I have six photos up for the vote to become Photo of the Month and join the previous winning shots in my sidebar. And there are photos from two continents, as I took a couple of weeks worth of shots in the UK.


Day 134 - Needing A Lift

My bicycle parked under a sign for a product I was that minute buying. Cycling is thirsty work!