Life is Transitions, it is about Change, it is hopefully about Growth. Very little about Life is easy, and while we may lament that Fact, it is those difficult moments that shape us. We all have Dreams, we all have Failures (most of us, anyways), We all have Hope that every New Year is an Excuse to start over, it's a clean slate, an opportunity to try Again. More often than not, as the days pass from New Year to just another Year... we allow ourselves to slip back into those old Habits and Negative Thoughts, we give in to the Fear and Insecurities that keep us from achieving our Dreams. I've witnessed so much Wasted Talent in the Friends that surround me, Musicians, Painters, Singers, Writers... People, who Like me have for so long doubted their abilities and settled for so much less, People who had the ability and the Gift, but just couldn't allow themselves to accept and Believe it, regardless of the support and Encouragement of others. If we Don't Believe in ourselves, if we lack Faith, than the Dream truly is Lost.

I don't know specifically the reasons I started this Project, But I do Know it has changed my Life. I know that sounds Dramatic, but it is the Truth. I don't know why I let the Vulnerability of this work derail me as many times as it has, but I'm Thankful I came back. I don't know how some of the most Random Strangers from across the World have come by and offered the right words at the right time, but they did, and it kept me from making the mistake of leaving yet again. There are Artists here, who I've opened up to, Trust and Care about as much as the Friends I've known my whole Life. In some ways You know me better than all of them. I want to Thank You for your Kindness, Your Encouragement, Your Acceptance and Your Understanding of this Work, Thank You for Inspiring me with Your Art, Thank You for being True Friends I can Trust and Count on. That is what Happened Last Year...

... and This Year. It has always been my dream to be a Professional Photographer, I may not have always known or believed it to be my Dream, but looking back on my Life, it is Undeniable. Self Doubt, Insecurity, Vulnerability, Fear, and pretty much any other negative thought you can think of has kept me from Believing that Dream is even a possibility let alone a reality. While I've been payed to do a handful of Photo shoots, 2 Weddings and a couple Graduations, I'm still reluctant to admit I'm a Professional. Perhaps the Fear is less about Failure and more about Success. This Year, That Fear will be a remembrance of My Past. I Pray we all have the strength and Courage to make our Dreams Realities This Year. I Pray that we all May Help each other along the way, I Love that About DA, The Friends I've made, whether I ever get to see them in person or not, Have changed my Life Forever, and I Hope they Feel and Believe the same thing. I Pray we all Conquer that Fear of Success and Embrace the opportunities this Year will Bring. I Pray We all Have an Amazing 2013.