31 of my favourites from 2013.

Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Portrait, Print, Street

As has become an annual ritual (and learning process) for me, I recently reviewed my images from this past year.

What follows are my favourites — my “31 of ’13“.  They are presented in no particular order, but each one stood out for me.

I also want to take this moment to thank you for your overwhelming support of my endeavours on this site.  Each day, I look forward to reading and responding to your comments, and I look ahead to 2014 with much optimism, and inspiration.

Thank you,

—Peter.

P.S.  The images below are dedicated to my grandmother, Thecle, who looked after me with infinite love when I was a child, and who passed away this year.  Love you forever, my Yiayia.

My favourite “31 of ’13

“Baseball, Revisited”

(Leica M3, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE, Kodak Tri-X 400)

baseball-revisited

“Bathsheba”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

bathsheba

“Breakfast”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

breakfast

“Face Painting”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

face-painting

“Free As A Bird”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

free-as-a-bird

“Ghost Train, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

ghost-train-revisited

“Pure Honey”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Pure Honey

“The Long Road Ahead”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

The long road ahead

“Laundry Time”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

laundry-time

“LOVE”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Love

“The Caiman”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

the-caiman

“Angelic”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

Angelic

“Ezra”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Ezra

“Rock Pool Lounging”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

rock-pool-lounging

“Chestnut”

(Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit)

Autumn Chestnut

“Sun Bathers”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

sun-bathers

“The Purple Hat Portrait”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

The Purple Hat Portrait

“Jump in the Bask of the Golden Sun”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

jump-in-the-bask-of-the-golden-sun

“Laugh”

(Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit)

Laugh

“Charlie”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Charlie

“Soccer Girl”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

Soccer girl

“43”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

43 years

“The Interaction”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

the-interaction

“Thrilled, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Thrilled, revisited

“Thrilled”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Thrilled

“The Toss”

(↑Leica M3, Leica 50mm Summicron Rigid @ f/2, Kodak Tri-X 400)

The Toss

“The Photographer and the Dying Light”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

the-photographer-and-the-dying-light

“The Photographer and the Dying Light, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

The Photographer and the Dying Light, revisited

“Boy”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Boy

“End of Summer”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

End of Summer

“Thecle’s Gift”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

thecles-gift

Related posts:

21 favourites from 2012.

11 favourites from 2011.

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Braiding in the fading light.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Life's Little Moments, Portrait

Little murmurings, and stories.  Fragments.  The voices ebb and flow in the coziness of a darkened living room.

From outside, faint light enters and simultaneously recedes.

Inside, souls commingle.

Interweave.

—Peter.

Braiding in the Fading Light

↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux @ f/1.4.

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Pure Honey.

Inspiration, Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Teaching point

A simple image of our family pet, Honey.

A cliché sort of a thing to do, taking a photo of your pet (in photography circles anyway).

Yet this image illustrates perfectly why I hold the Leica M9 in such high regard: the rendering here is exquisite — the tonal gradations are so pleasing that we are left with the sweet illusion of viewing a live scene, as opposed to a static photograph.

It’s pure honey.

Pure Honey

↑Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux @ f/1.4.

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—Peter.