The year is coming to a close and it’s now time to look back, to gather together everything I’ve created this year and pick out those I think are my best photos of the year, or at least some of my favorites. This process was inspired by Jim Goldstein, who each year gathers together best of collections from many different photographers.

It’s a great time to go back over what you’ve done, see what worked, what didn’t, and maybe think ahead to things you might try next year. So after you’ve finished viewing my collection I encourage you to look at your own collection if you haven’t already, and pick out your best 5 or 10 photos of the year. Then go check out some of the fantastic photographs created by other photographers throughout the years.

My favorite photos created during 2017, along with a link to the post in which they originally appeared: