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!
![__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-CvfTFGB/0/Ti/2013-01-31%20Greetings%20from%20CA-Ti.jpg "__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]")
![_12/30/12_ Sam's Sign Silhouette
Thanks for the comments yesterday. My wife and I got back home to Los Angeles safe and sound.
We took a pit stop in Blythe and I got some photos of this old sign that says "SAM'S". I'm not sure what it is for, but it seems to be gone now.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-QgJJrsN/0/Ti/CA_12301221314966-Ti.jpg "_12/30/12_ Sam's Sign Silhouette
Thanks for the comments yesterday. My wife and I got back home to Los Angeles safe and sound.
We took a pit stop in Blythe and I got some photos of this old sign that says \"SAM'S\". I'm not sure what it is for, but it seems to be gone now.
[last year]")
![_11/23/12_ Dusk at the Lake
My wife at Big Bear Lake after sunset. It was really nice to be there and see the beauty of the place. It had been a long time since either of us had been to the mountains.
[last year] welcome to death...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-5vM8r6D/0/Ti/2012-11-23%20Dusk%20at%20the%20Lake-Ti.jpg "_11/23/12_ Dusk at the Lake
My wife at Big Bear Lake after sunset. It was really nice to be there and see the beauty of the place. It had been a long time since either of us had been to the mountains.
[last year] welcome to death...")
![_09/16/12_ Lifeguard Tower
I started taking a Lynda.com course over the weekend - Foundations of Photography: Composition, taught by the outstanding Ben Long. My plan is to watch no more than one chapter per day, and actually go out and do the exercise he lays out at the end of each lesson. Today I did just that, although this photo does not reflect the exercise we were supposed to do.
But that's OK, because I'm not here to prove to you that I did the exercise. I'm here to share my favorite photo of the day, and it's this one.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-vGG27SJ/1/Ti/2012-09-16%20Lifeguard%20Tower-Ti.jpg "_09/16/12_ Lifeguard Tower
I started taking a Lynda.com course over the weekend - Foundations of Photography: Composition, taught by the outstanding Ben Long. My plan is to watch no more than one chapter per day, and actually go out and do the exercise he lays out at the end of each lesson. Today I did just that, although this photo does not reflect the exercise we were supposed to do.
But that's OK, because I'm not here to prove to you that I did the exercise. I'm here to share my favorite photo of the day, and it's this one.
[last year]")
![_08/16/12_ Finishing Up
I did what this woman did just seconds before - finished my drink before setting it on the moving tray thingy (I'm sure it has an official name). I hope she doesn't mind being photographed - it happened very quickly. I was impressed with how this came out, so I left it as it was SOOC. SOOiPhone to be exact.
[last year] human origins...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-dMztfWC/1/Ti/2012-08-16%20Finishing%20Up-Ti.jpg "_08/16/12_ Finishing Up
I did what this woman did just seconds before - finished my drink before setting it on the moving tray thingy (I'm sure it has an official name). I hope she doesn't mind being photographed - it happened very quickly. I was impressed with how this came out, so I left it as it was SOOC. SOOiPhone to be exact.
[last year] human origins...")
![_07/13/12_ Pretty Sky
Wispy clouds + clear sunset + 15 minutes = this scene. It's a good example of waiting until after sunset to get pretty clouds, and also adding something for context (it's much more meaningful with the palm trees).
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-FjgsG8q/1/Ti/2012-07-13%20Pretty%20Sky-Ti.jpg "_07/13/12_ Pretty Sky
Wispy clouds + clear sunset + 15 minutes = this scene. It's a good example of waiting until after sunset to get pretty clouds, and also adding something for context (it's much more meaningful with the palm trees).
[last year]")
![_04/28/12_ Packing Up
This morning my wife and I headed over to Pasadena for the occasional Doo Dah Parade, which is awesome. It's known as the anti-Rose Parade, and it's full of colorful characters. I'm sure many of them were drunk.
I took photos at the parade, but just snapshots, nothing artistic. Later, I went to the beach and walked about 2 miles in the sand, which was quite a workout. Towards the beginning I took this photo of three people that were just packing up from an afternoon at the beach. In the center, you can see a parasailer.
I like how the woman on the right seems to be standing on a ball of light. It's lens flare, of course, which is pretty much unavoidable if you point your lens straight at the sun.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-TgvQJsC/1/Ti/2012-04-28%20Packing%20Up-Ti.jpg "_04/28/12_ Packing Up
This morning my wife and I headed over to Pasadena for the occasional Doo Dah Parade, which is awesome. It's known as the anti-Rose Parade, and it's full of colorful characters. I'm sure many of them were drunk.
I took photos at the parade, but just snapshots, nothing artistic. Later, I went to the beach and walked about 2 miles in the sand, which was quite a workout. Towards the beginning I took this photo of three people that were just packing up from an afternoon at the beach. In the center, you can see a parasailer.
I like how the woman on the right seems to be standing on a ball of light. It's lens flare, of course, which is pretty much unavoidable if you point your lens straight at the sun.
[last year]")
![_03/14/12_ Sprinkler Scene
I snapped a shot of some sprinklers on the way into work today. I really like how it turned out with the 1/1250 shutter speed - the water drops kind of look like noise.
[last year] happy pi day again...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-k7TKpd7/1/Ti/2012-03-14%20Sprinkler%20Scene-Ti.jpg "_03/14/12_ Sprinkler Scene
I snapped a shot of some sprinklers on the way into work today. I really like how it turned out with the 1/1250 shutter speed - the water drops kind of look like noise.
[last year] happy pi day again...")
![__01/02/12__ Seussesque
I thought this looked a little like a tree from a Dr. Seuss book. Glad I took a photo - it's the only one I took today. One of those days...
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-bBVWbX6/0/Ti/2012-01-02%20Seussesque-Ti.jpg "__01/02/12__ Seussesque
I thought this looked a little like a tree from a Dr. Seuss book. Glad I took a photo - it's the only one I took today. One of those days...
[last year]")
__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]
__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
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I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-CvfTFGB/0/L/2013-01-31%20Greetings%20from%20CA-L.jpg "__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]")
__01/31/13__ Greetings from CA
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]
I had jury duty today and was excused in the afternoon (yay). I took my bike so I could ride home, and I'm happy I did - it was a beautiful day and I got to ride along the beach for much of the ride.
At one point, there were four lifeguard towers all next to each other for whatever reason. They struck me as a group of friends watching the sunset.
[last year]
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All photographs © Jonathan Wilson