52 Weeks of Photography: Week 18

Southwind – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X-T4 & 90mm f/2 – Kodak Portra do Sol

Week 17

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 18th week, so the 18th 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.

Tree in Transition – Surprise, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – Pacific Blues

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.

There were a couple of days where I only created a few photos during this week; otherwise, it was quite productive. While I doubt any from this set will be considered significant when this project is finished, there are a couple of pictures that I’m personally quite happy with. There were also a couple of “tough cuts” that I’ll have to find a way to share elsewhere.

Without further ado, below are the 18th set of seven pictures from this 52 Weeks of Photography project.

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

Girl and Her Horse – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X-T4 & 90mm f/2 – Reggie’s Portra

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

Yellow Blooms in April – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Fujicolor PRO 160C Warm

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Single Cactus Blossom – Surprise, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – Pacific Blues

Friday, April 25th, 2025

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

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

Palm & Field – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T4 ES & 35mm f/2 – Aerochrome v2

Sunday, April 27th, 2025

Guitar Solo – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm GFX100S II & 80mm f/1.7 – Cinematic Film

Monday, April 28th, 2025

Barbed Wire Cactus – Rock Springs, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – Kodak Portra 400 v2

Week 19

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