Around this time last year, I decided to embark on a journey that, over the course of a year, took me to many places, it made me do things I would have otherwise never done, it led me to meet new people, it changed the way I saw things, it had more effect on my life than I thought it ever would.

It was the 365 Day Project, a resolution to take one good photograph everyday from the 9th of September 2007 to the 8th of September 2008. It isnt any special date, just a random on which I thought that it would be fun I started the project. I did not know if I would have the will power to complete it but I thought that it would be interesting if I gave it a try and I’ve never regretted that decision to start the project.

The project has definitely fulfilled its purpose - to improve my photography skills. Even though I still consider myself far from the professionals, I have definitely improved by a remarkable level over 366 days and I am pleased about it. It has also had several positive side effects such as making me learn new things about photography, and whenever I took a photograph of a new and unusual thing, I used to read up on that as well and this has increased my general knowledge too.

I am of mixed feelings today. I am happy since I am no longer obliged to produce a good photo everyday but I also feel sad since it’s almost like a part of me has left me. I’m sure I’ll feel better over time and I will probably do another 365 Day Project sometime later but not in the near future because I’ll be entering my second year at University and academics does have more importance than hobbies. I will continue photographs, no doubt about that, but the frequency might subside a little. The final photograph of the project can be viewed here.

You can see the set of all the photographs here and you can also view a slideshow of all the photographs here. I hope you enjoyed watching the photos everyday for the past year, you can keep yourself updated with the photos I take in the future by visiting my Flickr Photostream often or adding me as a contact on Flickr or subscribing to this RSS Feed.

Thanks to my family for supporting me with this project, my friends for always being there to participate or help with the project, and every single person who has been following this project. Thank you!

Update - I’ve found out that the final photo has made the frontpage of Flickr Explore!

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