In 2013 I loosened the rules on my daily photo project. In the first year of the project I used my iPad and did not edit any of the photos. In my second year I used my digital camera or my iPad, although since I carry the iPad all the time, most of my photos are still taken with the iPad. I also allowed myself to edit the photos, although it turned out that I didn’t edit many of them. Finally, I started to have a different theme for my photos each month.
I started my daily photo project in February 2012. I didn’t give it much thought before I started, and frankly I wasn’t sure I would be able to keep it up for a full year. But I did last the whole year, and I really enjoyed it. Knowing that I have to take at least one photo a day makes me look at things differently. I find myself looking beyond the foreground, checking out unusual angles, and really looking at my surroundings.
I plan to continue with this project for several more years. Because my first year of daily photos ended in February, this year technically started in February, on February 10th. This is confusing and hard to keep track of so I am adding the photos from January to this page and from now on will start the new year of daily photos with the start of the new year on January 1st.
January didn’t have a theme because I hadn’t decided to have a theme yet, there were lots of photos of weather and architecture.
The theme for February was Architectural Details in Edmonton and Calgary.
The theme for March was Signs . Signs are used to communicate so many different things.
In April I was looking for Signs of Spring . Some days I found them, some days I didn’t.
In May I was looking at Plants and Trees . I was still enjoying those signs of spring.
The theme for June was Up .
In July I took photos of Water across Canada from Alberta to Ontario. At the end of June my mind was on the flooding Alberta was recovering, and I knew there would be a lot of water activities in the summer.
In August the theme was Edmonton Life ; the photos show some of the diversity of life found here in Edmonton.
The theme for September was Down.
The theme for October was Shadows.
The theme for November was Light.
The theme for December was Snow and Ice.
Detail of the stained glass window on our front door
Part of the stairwell I take when leaving work
Sunrise reflected off the Alberta Health Building
Part of the circular staircase in one of the annex buildings of the Alberta Legislature
Looking up towards the ceiling at Corona Coffee shop
Detail of the ceiling in the main board room at Alberta Education
The Telus World of Science Observatory
Smoke hole inside the tipi at the Silver Skate Festival
A stairwell in the Alberta Legislature
The ceiling in one of the boardrooms at Alberta Education
Construction Scaffolding on 109th Street
James Houston’s multimedia art instillation and the main stairwell at the Glenbow Art Gallery in Calgary
Looking up at the sculptures along Stephen Avenue in Calgary
Demolition site in downtown Calgary
Bird Nest in the Korean Pavilion at the Royal Alberta Museum
Support pillar at 44 Capital Boulevard
Detail of the stairway at the Alberta Health Building
Office Tower at the corner of Jasper Ave and 108 Street
The Skylight in the library at 44 Cap
G Squared Sign on 124th Street
Edmonton Public Library 100th Birthday
Moose Crossing on TCH
Impark
Naked Cyber Cafe
The Blading sign is blank
Lucky Strike Tattoo
Menu at the Market Cafe at the CTS Centre in Calgary
Prince Charles Park
Edmonton Police Sticker
The Timmy’s sign where I get off the bus
Restrictions at the Legislature Grounds
Eastglen Pool
The sign for Jasmine’s Science display
The Knoxville Pub sign and motorhome
Coffee shop along Europa Boulevard in West Edmonton Mall
Dumpster Signs
Jasper Avenue Event Posters
Shopping Cart Advertising Ad
Louis Eye Care
Snow Covered Sign
Snow Filled Sign
Drive Through Window Signs
The 5/135 bus Stop on 124th Street
Lost Cat Sign
Missing Dogs Poster
QE 2 Highway Sign
No Fires Sign, Bragg Creek Provincial Park
Paris’ Easter Banner
Manhole Cover
The puddle on our sidewalk
Melting snowbank
Drain spout
Waiting for the crosswalk on 104 Ave at 108 Street
Snow on the patio (guest photo by Tom)
Snowy Christmas wreath (back fence)
Bird Tracks
The Remains of the Snowman
The puddle at 106 Ave and 126 street
First plant in the garden
Putrella the Corpse Flower just about to flower at the Muttart Conservatory
Ice on the side of the van
The puddle in front of the house
The enormous puddle outside the Guides and Pathfinders Hall
Tulips
Bike racks outside Scona Pool
Stanley A. Milner Library Parkade Entrance
Tree and Sky
Putrella in bloom
Backyard Chicken
The remains of a snowbank
Spring Street Sweeping Sign
The Irises are up!
Umbrella Banana Tree Flower at the Muttart Conservatory
Yea rhubarb!
Queen Elizabeth Highway at the Bowden Refinery at 3 pm on April 29th
Snowy Sidewalk
New Growth on Elm Trees
Pussy Willows outside The Druid
The Muttart Conservatory from Jasper Ave and 97 Street
Crocuses on Jane’s Walk – Walkable Westmount
Picnic on green grass in Churchill Square
Trees at sunset
Elm Flower
Beaver Hills House Park, Jasper and 105 Ave
Shrub with Pink Flowers
Window and flowers
Sprinkler
Storm clouds rolling in
Crab Apple in Full Bloom
About to burst into bloom
Tree in Beaver Hills House Park
Landscaping Competition at Skills Canada
The Plum Tree is Flowering
Wands
Blue Jay in the Lilac Tree
Lilac Flower
Lily of the Valley
Lightening Dammage
The Pum Tree in Full Bloom
flowering crab apple at my morning bus stop
Cut lilacs
Rainbow over Westmount
“Transitions” mural at 105 Street and 101 Ave
Tree-lined Street
Pollen Slick
The Dr Seus tree on Grout Road
Ladybug
Spruce tree laden with pollen
The underside of the lilac in my backyard
Before the rain
The Dreamcatcher at Glendale School in Red Deer
Power Lines
Inside The Broadcast Studio at the CBE’s CTS Centre in Calgary
Art Installation Outside Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
Blown Glass Sculpture at West Edmonton Mall
Iris
Looking up at 44 Cap
The Emergency Exit on my Bus
Double Rainbow along Highway 2 North near Lacombe
Bridge
Staircase near 112 Street and the river
Irises
Grass and Storm
Washing the Church Windows
Clouds
Grant McEwan College
Poppy
Full Moon on 124 Street
Caterpillars day 1
Peony
New Front Steps
44 Cap
Jasper Ave at 109 Street
The University of Alberta Hospital
Looking up Jasper Ave from The Druid
The Fountain at Churchill Square
Scarlet Runner Beans
Canada Day at the Legislature
Storm Clouds over Westmount
Ice cubes
The North Saskatchewan River from the High Level Bridge
Washing the Lettuce the Rabbits Didn’t Eat
Steam in the Kitchen
Storm Clouds Over The University of Alberta
Diefenbaker Lake, Saskatchewan
The pond outside my grandma’s place in Weyburn Saskatchewan
Lake of the Woods, Kenora Ontario
Old Woman Bay Provincial Park Ontario
Paris swimming in Lake Superior
Paris and Jasmine swimming in Lake Couchiching, Orillia Ontario
Lake Huron, Coberg Ontario
My dad, step-mother and I in Collingwood Ontario
Paris and Kendall jumping off the dock into Lake Couchiching in Orillia Ontario
Debbie’s sprinkler
Jasmine with the Spirit Catcher in Barrie (Lake Huron)
Sunrise at Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, Tobermory Ontario
Lizzie and Max playing in the surf along Cape Hurd, Tobermory Ontario
Dunks Bay, Lake Huron, Tobermory Ontario
Cape Hurd, Lake Huron in Fantom Five National Marine Park, Tobermory Ontario
The waterfront along Lake Huron in Barrie Ontario
The Iniksuk at Sunset point on Lake Huron in Collingwood Ontario
Clouds on condensation over Alberta
Rain clouds over the Italian Centre
Gemstone drinking from the sink in the bathroom
Jasper Ave Apartment
The Neighbourhood Merlins
Bird Nest Outside Queen Elizabeth Pool
Merlin Calling
Broccoli Eating Butterfly
Chyrelanne and Paris in the back yard
The Brain Flower in the Feature Pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory
124 Street Grand Market
Carousel Refection Fort Edmonton
Churchill Square after the Cariwest parade
Hailstorm
Downtown from the municipal airport
New Desk
Magpie in the Plum Tree
The North Saskatchewan from the High Level Bridge
Construction in front of the Rossdale Power Plant
Storm Clouds
The Sparrows that Live in our Eves
West Edmonton Mall Ice Rink
The Fringe
Hail Dammage to my Scarlet Runner Beans
Gemstone in the garden
Moon Rise
Gemstone Catches a Dragonfly
Queen Elizabeth Pool and the High Level Bridge
The North Saskatchewan River from the High Level Bridge Streetcar
The Alley to Beaver Hills Park
Squirrel eating a plum
Sidewalk Drainage
Vic School Yard Sculpture
Construction on 106 Ave at 124 Street
The Fountain at the Legislature
My Chair at the Backstreet Bistro
Downtown Edmonton from the James McDonald Bridge
Westmount Water Park
Apples from Bernadette
Bundled Cardboard
Pebbles and Cement
LRT Tracks
One of the horse sculptures on Jasper Ave
Bird Down
Glenora Mushrooms
Churchill Square Pool
LRT Stairwell
Shaw Conference Centre Escalator
Cmdr Chris Hadfield talking about looking down at the Great Lakes from space
Down Escalator
Construction Chute
Looking down 106 Ave at the street party
Stairs on the Legislature grounds
Sunrise on 106 Ave
The Organic Box
Sidewalk Shadows
Flatbed truck
Bent Sunflowers
Magpie looking down on his domain
Digging up 108 Avenue
Bent Baritone Horn
Construction sign on 107 Ave
Looking down from the 9th Floor of 44 Cap
Dead bird sidewalk installation
Looking down the North Saskatchewan River
Carrots
Construction on 103 Avenue
Shadow from the kitchen door
Shadows and reflections on 124 Street
Knife, shadows and lettuce
The Walkway in the Alberta Health Building
Sun and Shadows
Dappled light on bean plants
Tree and Bus Shelter
106 Ave, morning
The Back Fence
Bike
Reverse Shadow
The Toaster
U of A Stairwell
Fall on the Boulevard
The North Saskatchewan River from the Shaw Conference Centre
The Front Shutters
Shadowy Tree on 109 Street
Stop Light and Intersection
Shadows in the Garden
Blue Bottles
Walkway
My shadow on 104 Street
Truck Shadow + Tree
Light at Range Rd
Victoria Golf Course
Jasmine
First Snow in the Garden
Reverse Shadows
Bus Shelter Shadows and Reflections
Light Pole
Candle
The Druid
Snow and Cobwebs
Snowy Street in Glenora
Headlight
Sunrise over the North Saskatchewan
Crescent Moon
Snowy Street Light
Legislature Periscope
Expresso Maker at the Italian Centre
Blue Lit Night
Shadow on Blinds
Snowy Sunrise
Windshield, rain and lights
Shadow and Light
Crab apples and Christmas lights
Is it called a “blader” or a “blading machine”?
Wintery Light and Snow Blower
Streetlight in Snowstorm
Lobby lights
The Big Red Light
Street Lights through Windshield
Sunrise on the North Saskatchewan
Chimney as sunset approaches
The snow covered garden
Roadside Sunset
The frozen North Saskatchewan River and the High Level Bridge
Christmas Lights
Streetlight and Crescent Moon
Window Light
Frosty Fence and Snowy Lot
Fall snowbank
Patio Furniture
Branches
Sidewalk Sign
11th Floor Skylight
Vaporizing boiling water at -30
Snowy Message
Bench
Dirty Snowbank
Early Morning Snow Cleaning
Snow through foggy window
Parking Lot Snowbank
The intersection of 124 Street and 107 Avenue
Bird Tracks
Evening Shadows
Snow Covered Equipment at Fort Edmonton
Christmas Lights at Night
102 High Street Ice Sculpture
Snowy Manhole Cover
Fence Shadow
The North Saskatchewan River from the Grout Bridge
Cat tracks on the front step
Icicle
Christmas Bubbly in the Snowbank
Snowy Blanket over the Van
Snowy Welcome
Negative Boot Track
The Corner of 104 Street and 102 Avenue
Cyclist on the High Level Bridge
Snow Dragon and Snow Cat Survey Their Domain
Sleigh parked at Gas Station
