Hi friends, how are you all doing?!?!! It’s a brand new year! It’s been so crazy busy that I haven’t had time to think about 2023 and all there is to come very much, have you???
Word of the Year: A few years ago, a friend of mine told me she picks a word at the beginning of every year - a word that she keeps in mind. I really liked that the word can serve as something that you want to be mindful of or a word that reminds you to work on something you want to work on. After a lot of deliberations, my word for this year is GROW.
There is a lot I want to do this year and in particular, there is a big goal I want to accomplish. Being in a foreign country really made me take stock of my comfort zones, habits, and behavior..it made me more aware of who I am as a person, my strengths and my flaws too. I feel like myself completely these days and there is so much comfort to know and accept who I am and have this clarity that I am exactly where I should be at this moment. This doesn’t mean I know exactly what I am doing and what’s to come but I do know that I can figure it out somehow. I have a lot of goals for my personal relationships this year, so I can care for and love the people in my life better. Professionally, a big goal that I have is to release a photo book or a zine from images that I created and will create from this year abroad. I’ve always been in awe of people who are good at sharing their work and I am working really hard on this because I do want to share but like a lot of creatives, tend to second guess myself, get overwhelmed, and give up sharing. I also realized that while sharing electronically is great, I really really want people to experience my work in a tangible fashion, on paper…whether in a book or at an exhibit. And so, I picked the word grow to remind myself of all the things I want to become better at and do and to not give up!!!
Anyhow, thanks for listening to this gibberish!!!
Have a wonderful day and here are some of my favorite panoramic shots from my trusty Pentax Espio 120sw, the little point and shoot film camera that is always tucked inside my backpack.
Po Chi Fung is a Ventura County based Lifestyle Family and Newborn Photographer. She captures real-life moments with a documentary approach on film to tell your family's story and specializes in producing long-lasting storytelling albums and heirloom wall art for her clients. Po Chi Fung Photography L.L.C. is located in Ventura, California and serves Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Los Angeles County - Ventura, Ojai, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Pasadena, San Marino, and other surrounding areas.