WHAT A YEAR. Started 2014 surprisingly ending a 4 year relationship, that took me for a whirlwind and a half....fast forward a few months later and a few conversations with a few friends I hold near and dear to my heart, combined with wondering how with 20 years in the industry and STILL not knowing how I would continue with it because making $ as a photographer is next to impossible with all the competition these days... turned into a vision for something called Derinkuyu. A way to eliminate competition between photographers, get us all pushing each others work in a positive rather than negative way, provide people with tangible memories they could hold in their hand, uh I mean, hang on their wall, or even, rest a drink on...... A community within a community for visual artists..... Fast forward a few months after that, having just received the pneumatic stretching machine which would be the core of our coming business, and life as you are all aware by now, threw me a GIANT curveball manifested in the form of a fire at my loft. Nothing could rip apart your life and memories faster, but Ive come to be so thankful that my pets, and the things I needed to move forward, didnt perish. I lost a couple friends a long the way in 2014, but gained MANY and learned so much more than I already knew about my fellow human being. The least of which is the comfort in knowing that all the years I battled through the trenches in the Toronto nightlife scene, meant something. It meant something because all of you had my back when I needed it most. Not just monetarily, but emotionally and spiritually as well....sending me all your positive messages of reinforcement when jpegs condition was unknown. That I shall take with me INTO 2015, and not forget anytime soon. 2014 also saw my sister get married to a wonderful guy & new brother in law, and shooting their wedding so soon after the fire was the best therapy there could have been. Having my family, extended and otherwise offer their words of encouragement and expressions of support is also something Ill carry with me into the new year! 2014 was definitely the most personally dramatic in my 35 years on the planet, but Ive come through it with so much strength and knowledge, that I really wouldnt have it any other way. This strength comes from knowing that nothing is going to stop my vision now.....if I can loose everything and gain everything back in the same year, again, not just monetarily, in literally every aspect of life, then ANYTHING is possible!!! If 2014 taught me ANYTHING its the true importance of the word COMMUNITY. Community is MY motto going into the year. The planet is in complete disarray and its because cut throat competition exists in every facet of life. Im going to try and lead by example with Derinkuyu, and I encourage you to think more community minded in 2015 as well! After all, itll be a lot more fun if we kick 2015s ass, TOGETHER. “A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding...and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.” ― C.J. Cherryh
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:40:44 +0000
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