# 365 project

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2016-10-01

365, bijan-sabet, photography, social-media, uncategorized

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I love the idea behind a “365 project.” Two examples [here](http://a365journal.tumblr.com/) and [here](http://365.johnnypatience.com/). I learned about it from [Bijan Sabet](https://twitter.com/bijan).

The idea is simple. It’s a personal photography project where you post a single photo each day of the year with a short blog-style caption. In the above examples, it’s typically a description of what’s going on in their lives.

Obviously there’s a major element of discipline to this project, but I also really like that the photos become a celebration of the mundane. The ordinary. The everyday.

One photo I saw had the caption: “Today wasn’t a very good day.”

Social media has evolved to become a high curated representation of our lives. We use it in an aspirational way to tell a story about who we hope to become or who we want people to believe we already are.

I am not exempt. 

But it’s refreshing to think about “[an honest account of your life](http://bijansabet.com/post/150323289253/the-365-is-so-hard-because-its-so-honest).” Unless you happen to have a life that consists entirely of Vegas trips and yacht parties, a daily photo means that it won’t always be epic and it will sometimes feel like a chore.

I frankly don’t have the time for another daily commitment beyond this blog, but I would love to do a 365 photography project. Perhaps some of you have the time and the interest.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/365-project)*