52 Weeks of Photography: Week 16

Tools of the Trade – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Fujicolor PRO 160C Warm

Week 15

This is a one-year photo-a-day project called 52 Weeks of Photography. Even though it is a year-long undertaking, I’m taking it one week at a time, because it’s a little easier to manage many small blocks than one large chunk. This is the 16th week, so the 16th set of seven images.

The reason why I’m doing this 365 Day project is because I noticed some gaps in-between my images last year. I didn’t pick up my cameras daily. On several occasions, four or five days passed by without a single picture created. Twice in 2024, I skipped a whole week. I want to rectify this, and get back into the habit of daily photography. I also want to elevate the quality of my craft in 2025, and am hoping that this will help—as I’m nearing the 1/3 mark, I can see some subtle improvements already, which is a good sign that this working.

Horse Rider – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI – Kodak Portra 400 v2

The plan is to capture a year’s worth of notable images, either personally or artistically. Ansel Adams famously stated, “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” It’s important to keep expectations realistic, but I’m also trying to avoid thoughtless snapshots just to fulfill the day’s requirement. I want to push myself to be better, and hopefully that will happen. Not every photo will be great—in fact, most won’t—but I hope they are all at least decent enough to be shared without embarrassment. And maybe when the whole project is complete, there will be 12 significant pictures (out of the 365) that I’m particularly proud of.

I’m a little late getting this article out, and it’s because I’ve been very busy. The Ricoh Recipes App update took a lot of my time, but I also have a number of other projects in the works, too, which I cannot wait to share with you. There are definitely some exciting things happening!

Without further ado, below are the 16th set of seven pictures from this 52 Weeks of Photography project.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025

Jack – Avondale, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – Pacific Blues

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

Toyota Fork Lift – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Fujicolor PRO 160C Warm

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Leaning Against a Wall – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Fujicolor PRO 160C Warm

Friday, April 11th, 2025

Suburban Palm – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Nostalgic Film

Saturday, April 12th, 2025

Spring Swim – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T4 & 90mm f/2 – Reggie’s Portra

Sunday, April 13th, 2025

Neon – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Nostalgic Film

Monday, April 14th, 2025

Sky, Light – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI – Kodak Tri-X 400

Week 17

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