2013 was a strange year for me. A lot of changes, some life-changing decisions, a few very fortunate encounters and lots of work. All in all not a bad one just a bit strange on both, personal and professional level. So here we are now, in 2014. I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions (I know myself all too well to pretend I'd ever stick to any of them) but I do like to look back at the previous 12 months every January. We've got this ritual in my household where on New Year's Eve we try to list the high points of the passing year and I would recommend this to everyone. It somehow makes you feel that little bit more optimistic at the dawn of new annum once you realise that there were good things that happened even in the shittiest of years. Now don't worry, I will spare you my list, what I will do instead is share some of my shots from 2013 that I'm particularly proud of for one reason or another:

And since we're summarising 2013 I will indulge a bit and make a list of music that I happened to fancy last year. Feel free to shrug your shoulders, raise your eyebrows and comment on my choices:

ALBUMS OF '13

Beyoncé BEYONCÉ

Lorde Pure Heroine

Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady

Hot Natured Different Sides of the Sun

Daft Punk Random Access Memories

Horse Home

Little Mix Salute

Goldfrapp Tales of Us

Morcheeba Head Up High

Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe

SONGS OF '13

Lorde Royals

Daft Punk Get Lucky

Destiny's Child Nuclear

Hot Natured Alternate State (feat. Róisin Murphy)

Little Boots Motorway

Miley Cyrus We Can't Stop

Petula Clark Cut Copy Me

Naughty Boy La La La (feat. Sam Smith)

Rhye Open

Sky Ferreira Everything Is Embarrassing

OK, I realise that it may be a bit late for 2012 summaries but we've already established that I'm constantly behind with this blogging malarkey so there's really no reason to dwell on my shortcomings any further :-). It was a pretty intense year for me both personally and professionally but also a very rewarding one. Here's a collage of some my favourite shots from the past 12 months:

And since next to photography music is another huge passion of mine (and I get to work with quite a few musicians) I thought it would only be fair to compile a list of my favourite albums and songs from 2012. It's something I do every year cause a) I enjoy making lists; b) it's interesting to revisit these choices in a couple of years and see which of these albums/songs stood the test of time. Here is my 2012 selection (in no particular order):

SONGS:

Madonna Love Spent

Jessie Ware Wildest Moments

Frank Ocean Forrest Gump

M.I.A. Bad Girls

Usher Climax

Miguel Adorn

Solange Losing You

Macklemore Thrift Shop

Elle Varner Only Wanna Give It To You (feat. J. Cole)

Big Boi Apple of My Eye

ALBUMS: