It is this time of year when I like to look back and reflect on everything that happened, or didn’t, in the last twelve months and make plans for the future.

This is also, perhaps the last e-mail from me this year, so with that, I would like to wish you and your families happy holidays and thank you for following me and being my subscriber.

So, without further a due, my year 2020 has begun like any other year – with tons of plans and ideas for new projects, but went and ended quite differently than anticipated, to say the least. This taught me one lesson – do not over plan and rather follow my own instincts and do what feels right and what inspires me the most, instead of putting too much pressure on plans and myself.

This image was created on a sheet of 8x10 Fuji Provia large format film not too far from San Francisco, in between Carmel and San Francisco to be precise. If you want to know more about the process of creating this image and the location make sure to read the full story below.

This is the first photo and a print in a series from my month-long solo adventure in the wilderness. This was taken in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on a large format 8x10 view camera and on a sheet of 8x10 Fuji Provia large format film.

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I am writing these lines as I am slowly getting back to “normal” in a way after spending almost five consecutive weeks in the wilderness, doing what I love to do the most when I am out there – photography.