Annual Photoblog Awards
First inspired by Noah Grey, Sam Javanrouh and David Nightingale, I retired my weblog and jumped on the photoblog bandwagon back in late 2005 and challenged myself to post a new photo every single day. The concept of a photoblog was simple. It was about the image and any text was secondary and often hidden behind a link. Click on the photo, see the next one.
I was relatively successful with regular posts and by 2009 had generated a small audience. To start 2012, Focused on Light was listed for the 3rd year in row as a finalist in the yearly Photoblog Awards – a fun competition voted on by the photoblog community.
2011: Best North American Photoblog
2011: Best Landscape Photoblog
2010: Best North American Photoblog
2009: Best North American Photoblog
This year I am unintentionally challenging myself by flipping this website upside down and back to a more traditional weblog. The process broke any and all subscription feeds which will surely hurt traffic. I will also not be updating daily but attempting to provide much more context and stories to the images I post. We’ll soon see if this change was for better or worse.
If you own a photoblog or weblog of your own, feel free to link to it in the comments so I can learn more about you.
Today’s Image – A New Beginning
One more from the archives before I set out tomorrow to create new work. Some of the best sunrises are when the sky is completely overcast. If you’re lucky, there may be a small opening for the sun to light everything up from below. This early morning in June 2010 offered just that for only a minute or two. It still remains as one of my favorites.
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I’m going to follow weather you post once a week or more ;.)
Thanks for the support and interest.
Steve, I have been struggling with this same idea for several months now. For the time being, I am still in daily photoblog mode, but I will be following your site with interest to see how the transition goes. Keep up the good work!
It was a hard decision but I’m confident with it.
Steve: I found you because of the Bloggies. I, too, have been doing a photo a day and recently decided to do something different. I will follow along with you and see how we both do.
Nice. I had no idea that I was listed on the 2012 Bloggies nomination list for Best Photography of a Weblog.
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