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Twelve favourite photos from 2022

Another year is about to come to an end, and it’s time for the annual look back at my favourite photographs. It’s a slightly curtailed post this year (although there are still twelve images featured – one for each month) for two reasons. Firstly, I’ve done my usual trick and procrastinted leaving me insufficient time to do a proper job and, secondly, because I’ve come down with a cold and don’t feel very well. A sensible person would learn from this and take measures to ensure this doesn’t happen again next year. But I can’t find a sensible person willing to write this thing, unfortunately.

So, here are my favourite shots from each month of 2022. As always, this is subjective and could change if I were to revisit the piece again. Some months were difficult to pick images for because I had more than one that I liked. Other months had quite slim pickings due to me not making as many photographs (when I broke my ankle in July, or in December where I’ve only finished one roll of images taken during the month).

I’ve wondered a few times about slowing down my daily output but I expect I’ll be here again tomorrow (and the day after that, and the day after that (you get the idea…)), starting a fifth full year of daily posts.

I wish you all a Happy New Year and a good 2023!

January

Windows
Bronica ETRSi
Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8 PE
Ilford FP4+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°

February

Under the iron bridge
Olympus XA3
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

March

Springflower
Bronica ETRSi
Zenzanon 50mm f/2.8 MC
Ilford Pan F Plus
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 7mins @ 20°

April

Corner into blue
Yashicamat 124G
Lomography Color Negative 100

May

Window seats
Olympus 35RC
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

June

Frenchie
Yashicamat 124G
Kodak Ektar (lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro)

July

Grand and central
Olympus Trip 35
Kodak Colorplus

August

Lemurs
Olympus 35 RC
Kodak Portra 800 (@400)

September

Corringham Windmill
Nikon F80
Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 D
Kodak Portra 160 (Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro)

October

AMRC
Fujica GW690
Kodak Portra 400
Lab Developed.
Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

November

Bushes and buildings
Yashica Mat 124G
Ilford HP5+ (@800asa)
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°

December

A road to power
Yashica Mat 124G
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°