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!
![_03/11/12_ All Dried Up
Today ended up being far more interesting that I would have guessed. Can I tell you about it? OK, thanks.
So last night, the power went out as part scheduled work by SoCal Edison. However, it was still not back on around 9:30am or so, which meant we had to go get breakfast somewhere. We chose the always-outstanding Snug Harbor. We came back home stuffed and hung around until the power went out again, yay.
At that point, we headed over to Fairfax/Wilshire for a variety of reasons. First, we wanted to see the LACMA Rock in its final place after a 11-day, 105-mile journey that ended early yesterday morning. If you recall from Friday's photo, we went to see it as it crawled along. I can't wait for the finished piece to open.
Next, we headed to Samy's Camera on Fairfax, their flagship store. It's an old bank building, and it's really awesome - I'd never been. Too bad the 4th floor (high-end pro stuff) is closed on weekends. Still, there was plenty of neat things to ogle.
Finally, we headed across the street to the Fairfax Farmers market for a late lunch. We went to Short Order and got one of the best burgers I've ever had. Seriously. Then we went downstairs to their sister store, Short Cake, where I got a twice-baked hazelnut croissant and a fancy latte. Both were outstanding and left us stuffed for the 2nd time (it is definitely a 2-meal day).
On the way home, we managed to drive on Wilshire from Beverly Glen to Veteran before encountering a red light. If you know that stretch of road, you know how awesome that is. And when we got back, the power was back on!
So yeah. A good day. I highly recommend doing any one of those things if you're in Los Angeles.
Oh, and this old service station was on Fairfax, between Samy's and Short Order.
In related news, this is far more information that I would normally share. Next week: back to normal-length captions? Stay tuned to find out!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-fbgGXPW/1/Ti/2012-03-11%20All%20Dried%20Up-Ti.jpg "_03/11/12_ All Dried Up
Today ended up being far more interesting that I would have guessed. Can I tell you about it? OK, thanks.
So last night, the power went out as part scheduled work by SoCal Edison. However, it was still not back on around 9:30am or so, which meant we had to go get breakfast somewhere. We chose the always-outstanding Snug Harbor. We came back home stuffed and hung around until the power went out again, yay.
At that point, we headed over to Fairfax/Wilshire for a variety of reasons. First, we wanted to see the LACMA Rock in its final place after a 11-day, 105-mile journey that ended early yesterday morning. If you recall from Friday's photo, we went to see it as it crawled along. I can't wait for the finished piece to open.
Next, we headed to Samy's Camera on Fairfax, their flagship store. It's an old bank building, and it's really awesome - I'd never been. Too bad the 4th floor (high-end pro stuff) is closed on weekends. Still, there was plenty of neat things to ogle.
Finally, we headed across the street to the Fairfax Farmers market for a late lunch. We went to Short Order and got one of the best burgers I've ever had. Seriously. Then we went downstairs to their sister store, Short Cake, where I got a twice-baked hazelnut croissant and a fancy latte. Both were outstanding and left us stuffed for the 2nd time (it is definitely a 2-meal day).
On the way home, we managed to drive on Wilshire from Beverly Glen to Veteran before encountering a red light. If you know that stretch of road, you know how awesome that is. And when we got back, the power was back on!
So yeah. A good day. I highly recommend doing any one of those things if you're in Los Angeles.
Oh, and this old service station was on Fairfax, between Samy's and Short Order.
In related news, this is far more information that I would normally share. Next week: back to normal-length captions? Stay tuned to find out!
[last year]")
![2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-5T3SV2B/1/Ti/2012-03-06%20Egg%20on%20Slate-Ti.jpg "2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]")
![2012-03-05 Coral Tree Reach
I love these trees. This particular one is near the dance buildings at UCLA, but I really love them along San Vicente Blvd. I took this shot when the sun was illuminating only the top of the tree, which has tons of red flowers right now. Despite the interesting lighting and nice colors, I thought it was better as a B&W, since it's more about the shape of the branches.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-ScBv5vB/1/Ti/2012-03-05%20Coral%20Tree%20Reach-Ti.jpg "2012-03-05 Coral Tree Reach
I love these trees. This particular one is near the dance buildings at UCLA, but I really love them along San Vicente Blvd. I took this shot when the sun was illuminating only the top of the tree, which has tons of red flowers right now. Despite the interesting lighting and nice colors, I thought it was better as a B&W, since it's more about the shape of the branches.
[last year]")
![2012-03-03 The Knifemaker
This is Laurence, owner of Westside Sharpening & Cutlery Center in Santa Monica, showing off some of the unfinished blades that will become his custom Rhino knives. I took photos of him this afternoon as my final assignment for the Environmental Portrait class I've been taking the past few months. I've always enjoyed knives, so it was a lot of fun to see him work. Like photography, knife-making is a blend of the technical and artistic.
If you're in the area, you should bring your knives to him to sharpen. He knows his stuff.
[last year] I do like how this one turned out...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-6h8PZBM/3/Ti/2012-03-03%20The%20Knifemaker-Ti.jpg "2012-03-03 The Knifemaker
This is Laurence, owner of Westside Sharpening & Cutlery Center in Santa Monica, showing off some of the unfinished blades that will become his custom Rhino knives. I took photos of him this afternoon as my final assignment for the Environmental Portrait class I've been taking the past few months. I've always enjoyed knives, so it was a lot of fun to see him work. Like photography, knife-making is a blend of the technical and artistic.
If you're in the area, you should bring your knives to him to sharpen. He knows his stuff.
[last year] I do like how this one turned out...")
![__02/28/12__ Expansion
Today would be the end of Year 4 of my One/Day Project, except that it's leap year, so it will end tomorrow. That was the point from the beginning, though - leap day to leap day. Can you believe it? Four years. I do have something planned, but it might get rained out... stay tuned.
Today's photo was supposed to be a honey bee on a cherry blossom. It was my first daily photo ever, and I paid tribute to that by taking a similar bee-on-flower photo on 2/27/09, 2/26/10 and 2/24/11. This year was a bust - there were no bees! Very sad.
But I walked around the botanical gardens anyways, and I got this photo of a cycad frond. I actually took a photo of the same plant last year, but I like this one better.
[last year] one of my best, for sure...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-LnPgjpD/0/Ti/2012-02-28%20Expansion-Ti.jpg "__02/28/12__ Expansion
Today would be the end of Year 4 of my One/Day Project, except that it's leap year, so it will end tomorrow. That was the point from the beginning, though - leap day to leap day. Can you believe it? Four years. I do have something planned, but it might get rained out... stay tuned.
Today's photo was supposed to be a honey bee on a cherry blossom. It was my first daily photo ever, and I paid tribute to that by taking a similar bee-on-flower photo on 2/27/09, 2/26/10 and 2/24/11. This year was a bust - there were no bees! Very sad.
But I walked around the botanical gardens anyways, and I got this photo of a cycad frond. I actually took a photo of the same plant last year, but I like this one better.
[last year] one of my best, for sure...")
![__02/27/12__ Pillar of Salt
This is a detail shot of a sculpture depicting Lot's Wife, from the Biblical book of Genesis. Lot was told by some angels to get the heck out of Sodom, because God was about to destroy it. He left with only his wife and daughters, but his wife looked back after explicitly being told not to, and BAM! She's a pillar of salt. Read it for yourself - Genesis 19:26.
I'm fairly certain this sculpture is made of concrete and not salt. I should have licked it to confirm.
[last year] panoramic LA...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-7gwNKwH/0/Ti/2012-02-27%20Pillar%20of%20Salt-Ti.jpg "__02/27/12__ Pillar of Salt
This is a detail shot of a sculpture depicting Lot's Wife, from the Biblical book of Genesis. Lot was told by some angels to get the heck out of Sodom, because God was about to destroy it. He left with only his wife and daughters, but his wife looked back after explicitly being told not to, and BAM! She's a pillar of salt. Read it for yourself - Genesis 19:26.
I'm fairly certain this sculpture is made of concrete and not salt. I should have licked it to confirm.
[last year] panoramic LA...")
![__02/21/12__ Embrace
Aww, love. This man-and-woman statue was made by a fellow named Chazi in Pemba, Mozambique. I took photos of pretty much every other souvenir we bought from our Africa Trip, but this one slipped through the cracks.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-BVN7JVx/0/Ti/2012-02-21%20Embrace-Ti.jpg "__02/21/12__ Embrace
Aww, love. This man-and-woman statue was made by a fellow named Chazi in Pemba, Mozambique. I took photos of pretty much every other souvenir we bought from our Africa Trip, but this one slipped through the cracks.
[last year]")
![__02/20/12__ Sandstone Column
Desperation shot tonight - some sandstone coasters. I stacked them so there would be a continuous-looking line throughout all four.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-LSndjXg/0/Ti/2012-02-20%20Sandstone%20Column-Ti.jpg "__02/20/12__ Sandstone Column
Desperation shot tonight - some sandstone coasters. I stacked them so there would be a continuous-looking line throughout all four.
[last year]")
![__02/15/12__ Stephanie
This is Stephanie, who is one half of the sculpture titled Stephanie and Shy. The other half a horse, which I'm assuming is the one named Shy. Neither are wearing clothes. The sculpture was created by Robert Graham in 1980-81.
I do realize this would be a highly inappropriate photo if it were of a real person. I thought the reflection was cool, though, made possible by today's rain.
By the way, are you on Twitter? I am, and I tweet occasionally. Follow me: @jawsnap.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-XPKKJm8/0/Ti/2012-02-15%20Stephanie-Ti.jpg "__02/15/12__ Stephanie
This is Stephanie, who is one half of the sculpture titled Stephanie and Shy. The other half a horse, which I'm assuming is the one named Shy. Neither are wearing clothes. The sculpture was created by Robert Graham in 1980-81.
I do realize this would be a highly inappropriate photo if it were of a real person. I thought the reflection was cool, though, made possible by today's rain.
By the way, are you on Twitter? I am, and I tweet occasionally. Follow me: @jawsnap.
[last year]")
2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]
2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
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I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-5T3SV2B/1/L/2012-03-06%20Egg%20on%20Slate-L.jpg "2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]")
2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]
See photo in original gallery.
All photographs © Jonathan Wilson