“5 Minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.”

(Author: Patti Digh) (Source: Reverb 10)

Continuing with my attempt to close out 2010 with a few reflections from the past year, here is another post care of a Reverb 10 prompt. It’s pretty self-explanatory, so on we forge.

Timer set…and…go!

• Shooting concerts and weekend music festivals.
• Moving to my lovely studio apartment in Denver.
• Developing friendships with other photographers/journalists in Denver.
• Going to New York to see friends’ first theatre production.
• Rock climbing.
• Not dying while rock climbing.
• Wandering Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area with my sister (Frank!).
• Embarking on hikes in which we got totally sidetracked by photography.
• Deciding to throw caution to the wind and pursue photography as a career option.
• Exploring downtown Morrison after-dark.
• Visiting San Francisco and seeing my family and reveling in the haven that my aunt and uncle found out there.
• The starfish rescue.
• Diving back into the world of shooting on film.
• Wandering the country part of New Jersey (yes, I too was surprised a “country part” of New Jersey even exists.)
• Meeting the people closest to Ryan Jobes and sharing in their celebration of his life.
• Coffee conversations with CFW.
• Molly and Hugh.
• Attempting to do pilates with my sister in a tiny studio apartment (no one was hurt in the making of this endeavor…mostly).
• Realizing how similar me and my brother are. (It’s freaky.)
• Lingering in a car, having deep conversations late into the night after work.
• Promising to work harder toward my goal.

What are your cherished memories of 2010? This was a fun little exercise and I’d encourage you all to give it a whirl. (And by “encourage” I mean, go do it posthaste and report back to me. Not to be too demanding or anything.)

And scene.