Last year, I took part in Project 365.

It’s a project my freelance friend and photographer, Anja Poehlmann. introduced me to.

The idea behind Project 365 is to encourage you to take at least 1 photo a day over a year. You then choose your favourite photo from each day and create a photo book, so you have a catalogue of photos from the year to look back on.

There doesn’t need to be a theme; it’s just a great way of ensuring you pick up your camera and take more photos, as well as having memories to look back on.

I got off to a good start and took at least one photo per day throughout January. However, come September, I lost a lot of momentum, and by the end of the year, Project 365 looked more like Project 258. But, after driving down into the data, I took over 5000 photos last year. Not bad for an amateur! It just so happens that the months I had a lot of client photos to edit, I took far fewer photos.

Although I’m yet to decide whether I’ll create a photo book, I wanted to share my favourite photo from each month with you.

All of these photos were taken with my faithful Canon 4000D EOS.

Drop me a comment at the end, and let me know which month is your favourite ☺️

January

Taken on a sunny day in Lewes, I love the contrast in this photograph between the shaded High Street, with the sun from golden hour highlighting the Lewes Downs in the background.

February

Despite having lived in London for 9 years, I had no idea the Leake Street Arches existed until my friend Sarah introduced me to them last year.

Leake Street Arches is a tunnel by Waterloo station, which allows graffiti artists to do their thing legally. Constantly changing as artists create new designs, it’s a great place to take photos. It’s definitely on my list of places to go back to this year.

March

In March, I took my first trip to Iceland. I really do owe this beautiful country a blog post of its own, but in the meantime, this is one of my favourite photos from the trip. I stayed in the capital, Reykjavik, and I came across this lighthouse on my final day of the trip. Located near an industrial estate, it took a bit of finding, but it was worth it! Just look at that backdrop!

April

Some people are just naturally gifted with photogenic faces! This is my best friend, James. We’ve been friends for over 20 years. I took this photo on an overcast day in April, during a trip to Ashdown Forest. This wasn’t a posed shot; I literally caught James off guard, but it’s one of my personal favourites from last year.

May

I love living in Lewes. It’s full of brilliantly quirky events. This photo was taken at the Battle of Lewes re-enactment. It takes part in the streets of Lewes and finishes outside Lewes Castle.

June

June saw me fly out to Lanzarote for a week of sunshine. Towards the end of the week, I walked from Playa Blanca to Castillo de San Marcial de Rubicón de Femés, a defence tower on the edge of the coastline.

July

My first experience as a spectator of the Lewes Raft Race. I managed to catch the action from a great spot in Lewes Railway Land Nature Reserve. Last year, the raft race celebrated its 50th anniversary, and it was a truly bonkers event to watch. When I asked a fellow spectator why people were throwing tomatoes at the poor people on the rafts, his response was ‘Because this is Lewes’. And that sums up this fabulously whacky town I live in!

August

Is there anything more exciting than watching the Red Arrows display team? This was my second year attending Eastbourne Airshow, and it didn’t disappoint. In fact, it was so good, I went twice! I watched the display from Eastbourne beach on opening day, as we were graced with perfect weather for the second year. On the Saturday, I hiked part of the Seven Sisters trail from Birling Gap to Beachy Head and caught the tail end of the day’s activities from there…which is where I took this photo.

September

Another one of those people who is ridiculously photogenic is my client and friend, Beth Stallwood. And equally photogenic is her gorgeous doggo! Just look at those eyes 👀

October

I’m a huge fan of blue hour (the brief period after sunset), yet some of my favourite photos in 2025 were from golden hour. This is the Radcliffe Camera, part of the Bodleian Library, in Oxford City Centre. I was visiting on a work trip, but managed to grab an hour or so strolling around Oxford’s historic streets before checking into my hotel. A gorgeous building on the best of days, but with the light from golden hour shining down on it, it makes for a beautiful photo, even if I do say so myself!

November

Much of my winter is spent working for an events company who operate Christmas Markets in the UK. So it only seemed right to include photos from both markets here. Another photogenic face, this is one of the traders at Christmas In Oxford.

December

There are a lot of things I don’t like about this photo. Yet, there’s also a lot I love about it. The coloured stage lights at Kingston Christmas Market make it tricky to ‘tone down’ the green hue, for example. But I always have so much fun snapping the musicians who grace the stage here. This is Tom Speight, one of the more recognised singers who has joined the line-up in recent years.

So, that’s a wrap on Project 365. I started in January 2025 and finished in December, but you don’t have to stick to a traditional year. Anja, for example, starts hers each year on her birthday.

I’ve not yet decided if I’ll take part again. At peak times of the year, it did become an extra pressure. But, when I had the time, I really enjoyed taking photos that perhaps I wouldn’t normally pick up my camera for. It tested me and my camera, but I’ve loved taking part.

If you’re interested in hiring me as a photographer, click on the button below to check out my portfolio.

Or if you would like to find out more about Project 365, check out Anja’s blog here.