2009 - A Year in PhotographsI've had the idea for this video mulling around in my head for quite awhile. Usually television networks pump these out during their "reflection" moments on the 31st December or what have you, but many of them only dwell upon certain moments that were popular news reels throughout the year. In the hopes of rectifying that, I decided to produce this. In essence I want to try my hand at a chronological order, with monthly events following in a continual manner. There were some photos I had to adjust around to make the subject matter more coherent. I suppose this video represents many things; sadness, joy, the devastation of both man-made and natural disasters, and the resolution of the human spirit to endure through these times and help one another. Most of the events I've shown were significant in their own way. Some circumstances were first experiences towards a particular moment in that society/culture/nation, other moments have been running for quite some time whether they be concurrently or in an annual fashion. There were many events throughout this year which I had wanted to include but could not mostly due to time constraints. Again, as always, a huge thank you to The Big Picture at boston.com for giving me inspiration to doing something like this. Robert Capa pioneered photojournalism and it shall never die. Another huge thank you to the countless of souls who were involved with these photos, whether they were the ones standing behind the lens or the individuals in front of them. More thank you's to Glissando and Mono who have unknowingly provided the music for this; I know that one band at the very least would not mind but if I have offended both groups of musicians then my sincerest apologies in advance. To conclude this is the best I could do within a small timeframe on a New Year's Eve afternoon. Enjoy the rest of the year wherever you are on this beautiful planet and I hope you have a rejoiceful 2010.
