Welcome to the One/Day Project
Here you will find hundreds of photos that I've taken every day since 2/29/2008. I reached my initial goal of making it to leap day 2012 (after 1462 photos), but I'm still going - the new goal is to make it to Monday, 2/29/2016.
Every photo in these galleries is a unique creation from that day. My intent is to create art, and I've taken great care to create most of these photographs. In addition to not uploading simple snapshots, I try incredibly hard not to repeat myself.
Please enjoy, and feel free to comment. Like the shot? Give it a thumbs up. Really like it? Buy a print or digital download.
Thanks for looking!
![_06/13/12_ Dog
This is Blanca, a 130-pound Great Pyrenees. She is a licensed therapy dog, and was on hand in the library today to help students relax as they studied for finals. It was really fun seeing their faces light up when they saw the dogs and got to spend time with them. Note that Blanca has her own medical center ID badge!
So, this is just an iPhone snapshot, nothing too special. I kind of like the wide angle closeup look, though - it exaggerates how ginormous she is.
[last year] weird - last years photo was taken about 10 feet from todays...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-x9Rs3zB/1/Ti/2012-06-13%20Dog-Ti.jpg "_06/13/12_ Dog
This is Blanca, a 130-pound Great Pyrenees. She is a licensed therapy dog, and was on hand in the library today to help students relax as they studied for finals. It was really fun seeing their faces light up when they saw the dogs and got to spend time with them. Note that Blanca has her own medical center ID badge!
So, this is just an iPhone snapshot, nothing too special. I kind of like the wide angle closeup look, though - it exaggerates how ginormous she is.
[last year] weird - last years photo was taken about 10 feet from todays...")
![_06/12/12_ Cat
I needed a photo tonight, so I stepped outside and hey - there's my neighbor's cat. So, I took a photo of her. I used an off-camera flash with softbox, which was ready to go from Sunday's photo.
I had to darken the pupils quite a bit - I don't think she can see so great. But apparently she's 19 years old. I hope I'm in such good shape when I'm 19 in cat years.
[last year] sleepy koala...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-32TJTjm/2/Ti/2012-06-12%20Cat-Ti.jpg "_06/12/12_ Cat
I needed a photo tonight, so I stepped outside and hey - there's my neighbor's cat. So, I took a photo of her. I used an off-camera flash with softbox, which was ready to go from Sunday's photo.
I had to darken the pupils quite a bit - I don't think she can see so great. But apparently she's 19 years old. I hope I'm in such good shape when I'm 19 in cat years.
[last year] sleepy koala...")
![_05/20/12_ Eclipse
Did you see the eclipse? As you can see here, we got a pretty cool view of it in Santa Monica. The marine layer started rolling in right as the moon was reaching its peak coverage of the sun, and you could clearly see the eclipse with your naked eyes.
I walked around the neighborhood looking for something to put the eclipse in context, and found this mockingbird perched on a church building with a bug in its mouth. Tasty.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-8s5R6C6/1/Ti/2012-05-20%20Eclipse-Ti.jpg "_05/20/12_ Eclipse
Did you see the eclipse? As you can see here, we got a pretty cool view of it in Santa Monica. The marine layer started rolling in right as the moon was reaching its peak coverage of the sun, and you could clearly see the eclipse with your naked eyes.
I walked around the neighborhood looking for something to put the eclipse in context, and found this mockingbird perched on a church building with a bug in its mouth. Tasty.
[last year]")
![_05/19/12_ Bared
This was taken at the Los Angeles Zoo today. These two males were not exactly happy with each other and had quite the tussle. Although the teeth are menacing, they basically just slapped each other.
I can't believe there's a person's head in the photo!! I couldn't tell at all on the camera's LCD. Very frustrating... but the teeth-baring chimp was too cool not to share - it's not like the head is blocking the chimp's head.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-z35FdFJ/1/Ti/2012-05-19%20Bared-Ti.jpg "_05/19/12_ Bared
This was taken at the Los Angeles Zoo today. These two males were not exactly happy with each other and had quite the tussle. Although the teeth are menacing, they basically just slapped each other.
I can't believe there's a person's head in the photo!! I couldn't tell at all on the camera's LCD. Very frustrating... but the teeth-baring chimp was too cool not to share - it's not like the head is blocking the chimp's head.
[last year]")
![_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-Fs9Sf2k/1/Ti/2012-05-18%20Man%20and%20Dog-Ti.jpg "_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...")
![_05/06/12_ Raku Rhino
This colorful rhino is created in the Japanese raku-style, although we did buy it in South Africa. They had all sorts of different animals, but we chose this one, partly because we never saw one in the wild. I think this might actually be the final Africa souvenirs to make it into my One/Day Project. I already took photos of all the others.
In other news, I've decided to take this gallery out of the Daily Photos community. At least for now.
There's been a lot of talk about people upset with the thumbs up/down and PhotoRank. I really don't think there's anything malicious going on. I do miss the thumbs up/down buttons on the Daily Photo galleries, because I used them to quickly give people thumbs up as I usually don't have time to look through and comment on the photos I like. And yes, occasionally I used the evil thumbs down button, too. It's OK not to like everything.
My biggest issue, however, is that I feel like I lost a level of control over my own galleries. I want my galleries to have a certain look and feel, and I want to have my custom nav banner at the top. I lost that with the recent changes. I know there's a big redesign coming up, and I'd be happy to rejoin if things are improved.
If you're a member of the Daily Photos community and you want to keep seeing my photos, please bookmark this gallery. Or contact me on Twitter [@jawsnap]. I'll be around, still posting every day.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-HsDWKKt/1/Ti/2012-05-06%20Raku%20Rhino-Ti.jpg "_05/06/12_ Raku Rhino
This colorful rhino is created in the Japanese raku-style, although we did buy it in South Africa. They had all sorts of different animals, but we chose this one, partly because we never saw one in the wild. I think this might actually be the final Africa souvenirs to make it into my One/Day Project. I already took photos of all the others.
In other news, I've decided to take this gallery out of the Daily Photos community. At least for now.
There's been a lot of talk about people upset with the thumbs up/down and PhotoRank. I really don't think there's anything malicious going on. I do miss the thumbs up/down buttons on the Daily Photo galleries, because I used them to quickly give people thumbs up as I usually don't have time to look through and comment on the photos I like. And yes, occasionally I used the evil thumbs down button, too. It's OK not to like everything.
My biggest issue, however, is that I feel like I lost a level of control over my own galleries. I want my galleries to have a certain look and feel, and I want to have my custom nav banner at the top. I lost that with the recent changes. I know there's a big redesign coming up, and I'd be happy to rejoin if things are improved.
If you're a member of the Daily Photos community and you want to keep seeing my photos, please bookmark this gallery. Or contact me on Twitter [@jawsnap]. I'll be around, still posting every day.
[last year]")
![_04/22/12_ Newt Sex
Happy Earth Day!
We went on a short hike this morning and saw nature in action - some California newts doing some reproducing. Although I think there are 7 newts in this photo, only two of them are actually mating and the rest are other males that want in on the action. At least that's what I read online.
We actually saw two of these scenes! Spring is in the air I guess.
This photo turned out OK, but most of the ones I took were throwaways because of reflection and distortion issues from shooting through the surface of the water.
[last year] towering above...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-GRRXDsZ/2/Ti/2012-04-22%20Newt%20Sex-Ti.jpg "_04/22/12_ Newt Sex
Happy Earth Day!
We went on a short hike this morning and saw nature in action - some California newts doing some reproducing. Although I think there are 7 newts in this photo, only two of them are actually mating and the rest are other males that want in on the action. At least that's what I read online.
We actually saw two of these scenes! Spring is in the air I guess.
This photo turned out OK, but most of the ones I took were throwaways because of reflection and distortion issues from shooting through the surface of the water.
[last year] towering above...")
_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...
_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever..." href="javascript:openLB(1854830328,'',XLarge,'',1024,768);">![_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-Fs9Sf2k/1/L/2012-05-18%20Man%20and%20Dog-L.jpg "_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...")
_05/18/12_ Man and Dog
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...
I happened along this fellow while getting take out for dinner, and the scene seemed perfect for a photo of the day. I asked if I could take the photo, but did not disclose the photo-of-the-day nature of it, so I hope it's cool.
[last year] either my most or least creative desperation shot ever...
See photo in original gallery.
All photographs © Jonathan Wilson