WordPress, which hosts this site for me, has recently added some functionality to their statistical summary pages.

Up until today, I knew that there were just over 1,000 visits to the site a day.  From the comments I receive here and via email, I had a sense of where some of the viewership was originating, but it was all a little vague.

Well now the picture —so to speak — is clearer… and I’m a little bit surprised.  For example, here is a screen shot taken yesterday from my admin page showing the breakdown of visits:

↑Views on Thursday March 8, 2012, as of 8:30 pm.

The visits from the United States and Canada, and even the UK, are not so surprising, but Germany being in the top 3?  That was a pleasant surprise.  As was seeing the presence of Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, Bahamas, Netherlands, Australia, and Malaysia!

In fact, when I access the all-time viewership, I am quite amazed:

↑Distribution of all-time viewers (Total = 189,106) since April 25, 2011.

When I started this site, I knew I wanted to build a platform upon which I could share my images and thoughts to satisfy my creative needs.  I also wanted to establish a web “presence” so that I could build a client base for my photography.  What I didn’t realize at the time was how much contact I would have with people from all over the world… people who share the same passion for “seeing” and ultimately interpreting the world… all within the constraints of a humble still image.

That has been most gratifying.

—Peter.