Photography, Wanderlust, and Starting Anew: 2013's Year in Review / by Amanda Liew

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2013 has been a whirlwind year! For starters, I began delving deeper into my photographic interests..._DSC0026 ...discovered a love for isolating objects..._DSC0062 (1) _DSC0099

...found the joy that comes with giving a gift of portraiture...

_DSC0078 _DSC0102 _DSC0224 (1) _DSC0091 _DSC0488...and challenged myself conceptually with self-portraits._DSC0080_blog_DSC0218

I embarked on projects that included total strangers..._DSC0003

...and bit a little bit more than I could chew with trying to tell a dozen stories...2 - Tyler

Most significantly....I GRADUATED!_DSC0151 _DSC0189

...but first indulged in more than just a little bit of wanderlust by visiting the Dominican Republic...IMG_6063 IMG_6015

...and Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia..._DSC0437 _DSC0700 photo (1) _DSC0903 _DSC0395

...and various islands in the Caribbean too..._DSC0105 _DSC0134

Finally satisfied with my traveling, I plunged straight into the real world with a big job and big city to tackle...photo (19) photo (13)photo (16)

...I made new friends I couldn't be more thankful for...

photo (11) photo (14)...and reunited with old friends in new environments...photo (12) photo (15)

...and in the end, I couldn't even count my blessings if I tried. Here's to a phenomenal year and a new start to 2014!