One of the most natural thing we do when we enter into the world is to ‘see’

The phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ started in the early 1900’s from people working in journalism and advertising. Nowadays, the startling amount of ‘words’ we’re producing with the plethora of ‘pictures’ can amount to information overload. Yet, every image, photo, picture or visualization has a story to tell and that story is a personal homage to both the scene in the picture and the person creating the image. While most people learn to read, write, and do arithmetic, one of the most natural and first thing we do when we enter into the world is to ‘see’.

Back in 2012, I entered the One Life photo competition/project setup by the See.Me creative community to highlight and provide exposure to lovers of photography. It was a great chance to contribute some of my photos to the project, gain a bit of exposure by joining the community and have a bit of fun. Added to this was that it was the first time I saw social media being used as a way to vote. At the end of it all, my photos would join a collection of great photos online that have a story to tell. I was so excited when I came back from Christmas holidays to find the long overdue book with select photographs from the competition waiting in the mailbox… and the best part was that one of my photos from a Greece trip in 2009 was featured! The photo along with my yearly highlight collections are available on Flickr – which reminds me I need to start working on a set for 2013.