How was your 2022? For me, it was an uneven year, at least in terms of photography. My Instagram ‘Top 9’ told me which of my pictures were most popular. No surprises, the Likes leaned heavily towards pretty and colourful landscapes rather than gritty black and white street photography. Many of the photos weren’t actually taken this year and how many sunsets and rainbows do you really need?

I set myself the challenge of picking my own favourite photos that I actually took in 2022. One per month, that’s twelve images in total. It was difficult trying to find photos I liked for every month. Having visited South Korea in October with a camera permanently grafted onto my eye, that month was easy but there were plenty of slow months, characterised by a few dog walks on black and white film and photos of toenails and dinner.

The one thing that struck me most was that I can’t really describe my ‘style’. None of these twelve images could be pulled together into a coherent collection.

What characterises 2022 is a mix of colour, black and white, film and digital, streets, landscapes and travel photography. Admittedly not much in the way of portraiture but maybe that can be my project for 2023?!