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This gallery spans one year of my life, from my birthday on May 22, 2003, to my birthday on May 22, 2004. These pictures aren't a "Diary", but there is one picture taken by me during each day of this year as a photo challenge to myself. I've created a montage out of all these pictures, with each picture being 1.25 inches square, and the full montage being 20x30 inches.

Since my Year of taking a Picture a Day has finished, I am still posting to this PaD gallery, but I'm posting some current and some old pictures and not posting every day. I just made so many friends who wanted me to keep posting, that I am. I hope no one minds!

Some of the early PaD People: Michael Hess, Faye White, Jacquie Thuemler, Julie Quinn, Elizabeth Glass, Ray Pettit, Larry Chapman, Patrick Tiffany, Sue, Michael Bo, Chris Brooker, Jeanne Ricci, Charlie

pBase has created a wonderful page of PaD Images!

Montage	PaD Mosaic	[ Extras #1 ]	[ Extras #2 ]	[ Extras #3 ]
[ May, 2003 ]	[ June, 2003 ]	[ July, 2003 ]	[ August, 2003 ]	[ September, 2003 ]
[ October, 2003 ]	[ November, 2003 ]	[ December, 2003 ]	[ January, 2004 ]	[ February, 2004 ]
[ march2004 ]	[ April, 2004 ]	[ May, 2004 ]	[ After the Project 2004 ]	[ Miscellaneous 2005 ]
[ Miscellaneous 2006 ]	[ Miscellaneous 2007 ]	12/13/2005 MaVista Magazine	My Ultimate Bane (Poem)	06/26/2004 144223
07/08/2006 162500	08/16/2002 140950	12/24/2006 163348	07/09/2007 183304	Me a LONG time ago
Me a LONG time ago	09/22/2007 223812	09/27/2007 191716	08/11/2007 174208	06/29/2007 203739
11/17/2007153118	12/09/2007 183457	11/11/2007 144325	01/01/2008 000006	11/27/2007 232944
01/19/2008 150040	01/19/2008 145752	08/11/2007 200553	11/11/2007 170100	02/09/2008 154718
11/11/2007 170222	05/17/2007 142948	03/06/2008 075834	08/26/2000 2124	08/02/2000 0819
03/10/2008 081501	03/10/2008 081059	04/05/2008 125350	04/05/2008 112610	04/12/2008 134359
04/12/2008 150413	04/12/2008 143306	04/19/2008 180710	05/22/2008 191952	05/25/2008 191416
05/31/2008 120846	06/07/2008 123642	06/07/2008 134942	06/07/2008 133858	06/13/2008 204802
06/14/2008 155316	06/13/2008 201806	06/13/2008 200624	06/13/2008 192518	06/13/2008 192648
06/28/2008 105354	08/04/2008 183624	08/04/2008 183018	08/04/2008 183030	08/04/2008 174704
08/04/2008 185002	08/09/2008 140610	08/09/2008 135044	06/13/2008 210508	09/23/2008 180804
08/11/2008 193226	09/23/2008 191124	05/31/2008 113604	10/31/2008 082838	10/31/2008 082702
10/31/2008 164116	11/01/2008 114132	11/01/2008 111112	11/01/2008 120826	11/01/2008 102728
11/09/2008 155232	11/15/2008 181410	11/15/2008 181448	11/15/2008 181018	11/18/2008 193928
11/18/2008 202124	Then and Now	06/28/2008 143746	01/19/2008 132359	05/31/2008 121808
04/06/2008 151450	05/31/2008 102302	01/19/2008 132423	12/21/2008 131944	12/21/2008 132828
09/23/2008 191248	01/02/2009 200630	01/18/2009 143020	01/18/2009 142922	01/18/2009 141438
02/09/2008 164809	11/11/2007 145657	04/05/2008 122631	01/19/2008 132837	01/19/2008 133911
01/19/2008 134016	01/19/2008 133943	05/10/2008 123716	11/28/2007 002817	11/28/2007 002907
12/08/2007 133711	04/12/2008 141332	05/07/2007 185224	04/05/2008 125255	02/21/2009 104048
02/21/2009 102718	01/19/2008 141439	01/30/2008 212029	01/19/2008 143827	05/25/2008 135058

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Cbird		11-Jan-2009 10:01
Splendid!!

Steve Morris		17-Apr-2008 17:38
What an amazing gallery full of so many creative and unique shots - great photography!! Big vote!

Vladimir Babkin		04-Jan-2008 20:15
BraVo!!!

Sara Francis		04-Oct-2007 13:57
Your photo a day model for 10/3 is amazing. That is a great look with alot of emotion. Keep up the great work. Would love to see more from her shoot.... SDF

carol maldonado		03-Oct-2007 15:07
WOW!!! TEN MILLION HITS!~! WOW!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!! :) BIG VOTE ON ALL OF YOUR GALLERIES!!!

Tomasz Dziubinski Photography		12-Sep-2007 16:16
Great gallery, excellent images, Vote.

Steffen		04-Sep-2007 12:20
Great pictures!

pepe_carmona2000		15-Jul-2007 10:48
genial galeria

Undiscovered		28-Jun-2007 10:09
wow paul, your family must be jealous of your 9M hits =P. all I can really say is good work. i barely broke 100k and that made me happy =D. keep up the good work

MeVeN		19-Jun-2007 21:54
Hey Uncle Paul...How come for cuz why have we not seen any Key West/Wedding pics except that one?? I know you probably took a million! LOL I want to see what YOU saw!! ;-) Love ya...

Cyrus Khamak		26-May-2007 19:36
I can definitely vote for this gallery! ;)

shawnkraus		28-Jan-2007 01:19
These images are absolutely stunning. Voted!!!!! To view my work visit: http://www.pbase.com/ShawnKraus

Jazzy		06-Oct-2006 02:25
Hey old FCOR.. I hope all is well. The shoot last weekend was great. I love you. C U Soon.

Sheila		18-Aug-2006 02:53
I am so glad you were there photographing Adena. These are such great photos! Thanks for the lovely shots...

Hochi Abaya		17-Aug-2006 04:04
Paul, just love your photos!

Arist�teles Alves Ferreira		10-Aug-2006 08:15
Lindas fotos...Paul . Parab�ns

Dave Gilbert		25-Jul-2006 15:24
Wow, what a clollection of superb work, I have enjoyed viewing all of your galleries

Petri Lopia		17-Jun-2006 07:38
Really nice work. You have taken so many different kind of great photos. http://www.pbase.com/whig/

Luz Beltran		01-May-2006 17:34
I love all your pictures. Especially the one of Celeste Baptism.

Amanda Valentine		08-Mar-2006 04:29
Where did you PENAT go?

carol maldonado		20-Feb-2006 03:53
FIVE MILLION!!????? OMG! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're my HERO! :) I love you Paul!

faye white		30-Jan-2006 02:27
hi Paul!!! had to come by for a visit - everyhting here is superb as always!!

shatterbug		07-Jan-2006 04:44
Great gallery! I have enjoyed your outstanding work! Vote.

Jose Paulo Andrade		05-Dec-2005 15:23
Hi! Come here due to your post in Dpreview Fuji SLR forum - I use also the Fuji S2 Pro! Very good gallery with great photos!!

Webman06		23-Oct-2005 05:37
Hi Paul, I really enjoy seeing your pictures again and again. Great show. Keep posting we always come back for more.

KLARA		20-Oct-2005 20:30
hheyy paul i cannot wait to shoot with u on sunday its going to be soo much funnnn i love working with u see u sundayyy.... KLARA

Michael Hess		13-Oct-2005 14:00
Hi Paul! I was just thinking that I needed to start a new Picture a Day project (although lower pressure... maybe Picture a Week?) Anyway, I'm happy to see you're keeping your camera alive, and still taking AWESOME photos. See ya around, -Mike

Ren�		11-Oct-2005 20:59
I really love your pictures! mes compliments

Scott		01-Oct-2005 03:36
Hi You take such excellent photos. Great stuff.

Graham Tomlin		02-Sep-2005 03:47
nice gallery

Utsav		27-Aug-2005 13:26
Superb and way to go Paul.., 4 mill Oh BoY !! you are a celebrity.. pbase should start paying you to keep you on !!!! :-)) cheers and onward to 5 million http://www.pbase.com/digitalfestival

Sea		26-Aug-2005 01:14
Wow. Again, wow. What else can you say ? Especially your work with Cassie !

Chris		22-Aug-2005 18:25
Paul you are truly the most talented photographer, and I would be so lucky to gain half your knowledge. Its a pleasure to be your friend and honor to be in your studio......... Love you always

Utsav		16-Aug-2005 17:10
wow just discovered this gallery.. such a storehouse of talent and excellent pix Paul... very varied and excellent lighting and treatment Cheers http://www.pbase.com/digitalfestival Utsav

G.Pietro Munaretto		09-Aug-2005 11:14
great image beautiful

Nashua		07-Aug-2005 15:55
I LOVE YOU PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cagie		18-Jun-2005 17:09
HI Paul! We came by this morning to see if you posted any pics from our family gathering last night... we'll come back and look again in a little bit... It sure was nice to see you... You always make our gatherings special..!!

Zookie		15-Jun-2005 09:32
Klara just looks amazing!!!And she has so much potential, i love mine as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wow paul you are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and gallery just looks better and better!!!!!!

Mark		12-Jun-2005 15:08
You have a gift for portraying ordinary objects as natural beauties. I love photography and playing with filters to add a magic touch. Yours, though are absolutly beautiful.

Klara		09-Jun-2005 20:46
paulll heeyyyyyy whats uppppppppp i love themmmmm there hottt ur awsome have u sent me the cd yet???? ummm yaa there freaken great! thank u sooo muchhhh i love u keep putting pictures up kkkkkkkkk keep going and going and going

Klara		20-May-2005 16:21
nashuaaaaa u r absolutly right he is very different and always captures the most best and most wanted is also very fun and awsome to hang out and shop with hehe i know u r a great person and aahh ur birthday is coming up paul! looky here we have a birthday boy haha well love you paul and i love u nashua muah!!!!!!!!!zz kis kis

Nashua		19-May-2005 21:49
PAUL!!!YOU ARE ONLY THE BEST MOST CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER EVER!!!!!!YOU ARE GREAT AND ORIGINAL!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Walters		02-May-2005 17:32
I love you Klara! You're the BEST model EVER! In the WHOLE WORLD! :)

Klara		02-May-2005 02:48
i love u paul!!!!!!!!!!! hehe ur the best photographer!!!! in the world!

oktay cagatay		16-Jan-2005 09:46
Just a wonderful gallery,nice photos

Rafael Ollero		16-Jan-2005 09:27
Beautiful work!!

Travis Feisthamel		13-Jan-2005 04:48
Great gallery! Thanks for sharing.

Juanca		12-Dec-2004 13:36
Enhorabuena maestro ! Me divierto mucho admirando tus fotos tan diversas....genial !! Te deseo a ti y a toda tu familia felices fiestas y que sigas tan inspirado.....gracias ! Juanca

Guest		05-Sep-2004 06:51
Creative and nice portrait. --- http://www.photos-of-the-year.com/

blu		17-Jul-2004 13:41
congratulations on your project - I've been following your site for almost the whole year and must say: You've done a hell of job here! great result! cheers mate!

Chris Schmied		07-Jul-2004 12:41
I had to fight the thought to do the same :-) ONE YEAR - that's an awful lot of time. And I would carry my S2 Pro around, in fear I would miss something when only having the small Nikon with me... Congrats Paul - You're a genious! (just opened my account - so no pictures from me yet, sorry!)

Josh Maldonado		07-Jun-2004 05:12
Paul this an awesome site. An you are an awesome photographer and I wish I would have known about it before.

colors		03-Jun-2004 21:00
Funtastic Photos, man! And congrats on the "1.5"mill photo-a-day-thAng, that's hot!

Ben Grimm		25-May-2004 03:25
Im in Awwwwwwww some photo land U rock .great pics not one boring clear pics u my hero

Tom Lun		23-May-2004 06:59
Great photos!

TechnoZoom		23-May-2004 00:40
Paul, Thank you for the PaD. You've been very inspiring and encouraging! It's been a fabulous experience and a cool hobby!! Happy B-day!!! And hopefully see your new photos soon!

Steve Roden		22-May-2004 22:43
Paul Well, all good things come to pass and Paul Walters completes his PAD today. Your photos have been often an inspiration, often made ma laugh, plus many other thinsg beside. All the best in all you do next. I dedicate my picture from today for you - hope you had a good birthday Steve Roden

MeVeN		22-May-2004 18:14
Happy Birthday Uncle Paul! I hope you have a good day on this here PAUL WALTERS DAY! :-) It will be sad to not see your work everyday...we will all miss our daily dose of paul! :-) Enjoy YOUR day!

Guest		22-May-2004 16:54
Paul, Happy Birthday! and Congratulations! on completing your awesome PAD project. Hopefully we will see your excellent work in your PBase gallery on a reasonably regular basis. Hope you're having a great Paul Walter's Day. Cheers

Cagie		22-May-2004 16:45
I agree, Mark! IT is OFFICIALLY PAUL WALTERS DAY! :) :) He's MY HERO! :)

MARK KOEPPEN		22-May-2004 15:28
Happy Birthday Paul, you have an incredible following and extremely tough shoes to fill. WE SHOULD MAKE THIS 'PAUL WALTER'S DAY'. Mark

Carlos .		22-May-2004 15:22
Happy birthday buddy. I see haw much you have enjoyed not just your birthday, but the whole year making one special photo each day. I will drink a beer today to celebrate here your BD. lol. Carlos

Rob Grego		22-May-2004 14:35
Happy Birthday Paul - It's been fun watching all year! Rob

Steve Cavanah		22-May-2004 01:09
Well done. I like your rules. Don't stop now. There is still much more in the future, so keep on shoot'in. Thanks for sharing, Steve

jude		21-May-2004 13:01
I don't know if it's the time you post.. or what..I seemed to miss most of your photos. I just perused your galleries and the quality and FEEL is amazing. Is there a law that says you have to stop after a year? lol. Seriously, I'd hate not to see the images you produce.

Paul Walters		19-May-2004 14:57
Hi Max! May 15th wasn't a very good photo day and I was spending some time going through what I had for that day trying to figure out which would work best. I'll post something that I took on the 15th. I just had to struggle a bit to come up with which picture to use! :) I wouldn't miss a day though, certainly not after going this far without missing a day!

Mister Max		19-May-2004 13:04
There's no photo for May 15th??? We don't want even one of this great series to be missing!

SECRET		06-May-2004 19:39
U OWN A GREAT TALENT! U BRING OUT IN A PIC. THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT OTHERWISE SEEN.

Guest		05-May-2004 16:09
Paul, Thanks for (almost) a year's worth of excellent and inspirational shots. One thing I would like to see before it's all done, is a gallery of your "favorite shot" for each month. I've enjoyed so many that I would like to see the one's that you particularily liked. Cheers.

virginiacoastline		23-Apr-2004 00:58
WOW! 1.5 MIL views!! I can't fathom that . . I've been impressed with my little 90k views . .whew. Congrats! Gonna open a chain & give away happy pics with a supersized order now???

5points		31-Mar-2004 01:00
A great collection - (Thanks for your recent visit)

Eve		31-Mar-2004 00:55
I am too going to miss your PAD. I enjoy it very much. Eve

MOM		30-Mar-2004 19:55
PAUL, HOW AM I GOING TO GET MY DAILY FIX WHEN YOU QUIT YOUR PAD? YOU JUST MUST !!!!!DO A COFFEE TABLE BOOK AND PUT PHOTOS UP AT LEAST MONTHLY IF NOT WEEKLY. I JUST LOVE YOUR SITE. MOM

Caige		30-Mar-2004 04:29
Paul, your gallery is such an interesting assortment of sights! I come here daily for my dose of you, and am never dissapointed. Thankyou for sharing your life with us and letting us play a part in it, by opening a little window for us to peek inside. You are truly an inspiration to us all and I, for one, will never forget the year of your PAD!

Anna Yu		29-Mar-2004 23:17
Very wonderful and awesome pictures. I'm slowly browsing through the earlier ones too. Extremely nice, with a "professional" touch in each :-)

cindy		29-Mar-2004 01:42
Love your work! you are totally awesome!Iwould like to know who the good looking guy with the was in your 3/2004 picture?

Amanda Valentine		28-Mar-2004 06:53
I would buy a book too!

Cagie		26-Mar-2004 22:14
Yes! Please!! A coffee table book for us, your endearing fans! :)

MeVeN		20-Mar-2004 22:41
You are so good! So seriously...are you thinking of doing a cofee table book with these images? I would buy it...in fact...I'd buy it in advance so that you could make it! ;-) You are just too amazing to not have a book, :-)

Sheshagiri K M		18-Mar-2004 06:53
Hi Paul... I am fan of ur photography. I have sent you a mail with banners. Please check it and let me know your feedback. regds Sheshagiri K M

George Lombard		17-Mar-2004 14:03
Hi Paul: Congratulations and thanks for sharing you talent with us. You are an inspiration to beginner like me. Looking forward for more pics in future

Ralph Vanover		07-Mar-2004 03:33
Paul, your work is amazing and shows your great talent. Thanks for visiting my gallery and leaving the nice comment. http://www.pbase.com/ralph

J.C. Richardson III		03-Mar-2004 01:36
Hi Paul I love you work. You have a great stile. Don't do anything deferent. Just stay on the same road.J.C.Richardson III Danville Va. (jcr3rd@adelphia.met)

mabel capco		28-Feb-2004 07:35
i like your photos, paul. you take pictures so well. you have an eye for detail. i learn a lot from your style. keep it up!

Wan Zhang		20-Feb-2004 11:01
fantastic, i like them

Don Northup		03-Feb-2004 18:30
simply amazing

Brian Gustafson		03-Feb-2004 03:32
You have such a broad range of photographic interests. Very impressive. Brian. http://www.pbase.com/galleries/DigiDawg

Yulian Danusastro		02-Feb-2004 04:07
I come here often to see any new pictures. All of them have been wonderful so far so I'm looking forward for more in the future. I've started my own PaD because of yours. So KUDOS to you and all PaD'ers out there. Take cares!

Jeff Thoroughgood		23-Jan-2004 11:32
Paul,great photos I love the self portrait haha.I have started my own PAD on the 19/1/04 so have a long way to go.Am very excited about the journey and will be following yours with great interest.

Val Slavich		18-Jan-2004 05:48
WOW. Great gallery! Good job!

robin statfeld		17-Jan-2004 12:36
Paul, I'm glad I finally made my way to your site, awesome images! Robin (another Photo a Day disciple)

dazedgonebye		16-Jan-2004 16:39
The fruit loops were a great response to your apparent frustration of 1/7/04. I'm reformatting my fledgling effort to square to support a montage. Thanks for the inspiration.

John Connor		10-Jan-2004 10:22
Paul, With your excellence, you have motivated many. If a picture is worth a thousand words, your project is a third of a million words . . . born of love and challenging . . enhanced by skill . . and shared with others. You have given us an enjoyable template, and an invaluable lesson in photographic excellence. I'd call it "Diligent Daily Digital Documentation." We all teach the others around us each day, and we all learn each day whether we realize it or not . . you're doing a great job teaching and having fun. Maybe we should call you, "Dr. Paul" !?!! What could be better? Best regards in 2004 . . . keep up the fantastic work, and thanks for sharing. I'll continue to revisit often to see what I can learn. Thank you again. Sincerely, John Connor

Guest		09-Jan-2004 17:14
I agree with Julie, I think you have created a phenominal gallery. Excellent work that I would love to own, autographed of course ... ;)

Cagie		08-Jan-2004 17:38
Here, Here, Julie, on the coffee table book! I would definitely want one as well! Oh, and most definitely, autographed! You are truly an inspiration, Paul! Way to go! :):)

Julie W		08-Jan-2004 17:22
Paul my love. As a person who knows your true character, it's a pleasure to see that people all over the world feel they are getting to know you through your art. I've been with you on your frustrated picture days, but you always manage to squeeze things out that are breathtakingly beautiful. Your pictures have texture, taste, sound, emotion. I'm so proud of your accomplishment with this little thing you did for yourself, but ended up inspiring so many others. Perhaps you should look in to making a coffee table book of your photos. I would definitely own one, (personally autographed of course). Congratulations my friend.

digicam_neophyte		07-Jan-2004 19:59
Outstanding Paul! One million .. incredible! Well, you have been an absolute inspiration for me .. I wouldn't not be involved in this hobby at all if it hadn't been for you .. thank you!

Ron Lutz II		07-Jan-2004 13:51
Wow! A million hits! That's great!

Chris Brooker		07-Jan-2004 10:22
Dear Paul First congratulations on reaching the million, a great achievement. I can see that it must be very difficult to produce photographs of your very high quality on a daily basis. Any reduction in quality would not be acceptable to you. There are no hard and fast rules about what we do, apart from honesty. I, for one see nothing wrong with putting up a photo when you can. We all know in what great esteem you and your work are held by people fortunate enough to find your galleries. Take the pressure off and perhaps inspiration will follow. You do us all good and we have so much to thank you for. I think I will take a photo of my big toe today!!!! Chris

sue_c		07-Jan-2004 05:33
Congrats on all the hits! Pretty soon we will have to wait for your page to load because it is so busy here!

Guest		07-Jan-2004 03:13
WOW! One million! You are the king of the PaD club...I'm just a wee princess...Congratulations Paul!! You rule!!

vixyswillie		07-Jan-2004 03:09
CONGRATS ON YOUR MILLIONTH VIEW, PAUL!!!! Wow - what an amazing testimony to your stellar and always-creative work! You're an inspiration, man!! Way to go! =:)

Stephen M.		06-Jan-2004 03:55
Hi Paul. Thanks for visiting my gallery. I found your PAD gallery about a month before I started mine. It took me a while to convince myself to give it a go. So thanks for the inspiration, its totally changed the way I look at photography.

Paul Walters		05-Jan-2004 00:43
Hi Keenan. My year of photography started on my birthday on May 22nd, so the new calendar year has nothing to do with my year of photography. Also, I always keep the most recent 30-40 pictures on the first screen of my Picture a Day gallery. I don't move them into the sub-folders until they are 30-40 days old. As each new month comes along, slowly but surly my oldest pictures will be moved into a folder for the previous month. Also, I almost always post multiple pictures a day that will be reduced to one picture after a few days of pondering which one looks best on my collage, and which one seems to be liked best by viewers.

keenan butcher		04-Jan-2004 12:44
a picture a day for a year ?isnt it time for a new folder ?40+ pictures and its only four days into the new year?good pics

Amanda		29-Dec-2003 02:31
Your gallery is beautiful. I am so inspired by your photographs. The picture a day is a great concept. I am going to try it.

Lara S		23-Dec-2003 00:03
I have joined the pictures a day gang, and then I looked at yours. WAOW!! You are a great inspiration for the idea itself and the way your pictures speak. :) Lara

Guest		22-Dec-2003 02:51
These are very nice. I only dream of taking pictures with such emotion!

Deborah		14-Dec-2003 07:21
Mr. Walter's, I'm a construction manager and housewife from Kentucky. I stumbled upon your website by accident. I was not interested in photography as an art form, but your website has changed my mind. What a wonderful idea! I found each of your pictures interesting and wonderful. What I believe is important, having lost three members of my family in the last 2 months, is the visual record of your life. Your children and grandchildren will have a diary of you that tells them a little about you and your talent. Thanks for sharing! Deborah

Neil Bonner		13-Dec-2003 03:43
You have amazing talent. A huge body of work with superior quality. Bravo. -Neil

Rob T		11-Dec-2003 20:54
This is a great gallery. Lots of thing to think about and try myself as I start off on this journey. Please add me to your list of PaD. Rob

Paul Walters		05-Dec-2003 01:19
Hi Mattias! That's actually a pretty good idea you have of creating a mosaic picture of myself with all the little square pictures I'm using for the montage. And if I include all the one's I've created that did NOT make it to be the picture for that day also, I end up with quite a few photos! I will definitely see what I can do with that at the end of my year of pictures! :)

Mattias Backstr�m		30-Nov-2003 22:40
Hey there, nice to see that you're still going strong here. Probably you've already thought of it, but I'll say it anyway. When your next birthday is coming up and you've got all your photos, you should take a photo of yourself and use the other photos to make a mosaic picture. It might be cool, you should at least try it... I think :)

Jarrett		21-Nov-2003 02:06
Paul, these galleries are great. Both you and nikki inspired me to start my own project. I particularly love your character portraits and models.. alot of emotion there, yet crisp and clean.

Michael Hess		20-Nov-2003 14:13
I forgot to mention it on Nov 15th, but congratulations on making it 6 months! You're halfway to a really cool poster print :)

Ivan Pang		19-Nov-2003 08:18
Thank you Paul!

leonorski		11-Nov-2003 18:56
Very nice photos!

Lisa Feuer		29-Oct-2003 14:24
WOW...what wonderful work you have done on this project. I've just started my pic a day. I am wondering if you could put my name up there with the others? And how did you do that anyway, I'd like to link to others too.

jprata		29-Oct-2003 01:03
things are pretty rough where you live (LA), because of the fires, we had the same problem this summer here but we are a very tiny country, 400.000 Ha burn down just this summer in portugal, i hope things there get better, best regards joao

Paul Brennan		21-Oct-2003 21:11
Hi Paul. Glad to see more of the lovely Lace Greene. Great work. Again.

Ron Lutz II		05-Oct-2003 03:56
I just recently joined this site and discoved this PAD concept. I too have been inspired by you and began my own version this week. Thank you for the great idea! You're work is very fun!

Michael Bo Hansen		01-Oct-2003 06:10
Hi Paul I have now a full links to people doing a "picture a year" gallery . Feel free to use it.

Adi		28-Sep-2003 06:33
Just dropping by to see how you are doing. Clearly you are doing as so fine Thanks for the inspirations Paul, -Adi-

Bart Aldrich		26-Sep-2003 05:54
Some great stuff, Paul, and such a variety of subjects. Really fine.

Guest		22-Sep-2003 02:31
OK, I'm hooked. I started one today! It's my birthday so I thought it was a perfect day to start! Thanks for the great idea!! I look forward to following all these photos! Jeanne Jeannius

PJ McKenna		22-Sep-2003 01:31
Great gallery! I ran a cross your page in May right after you started and thought you were nuts for trying this. You have done a great job of remaining true to your commitment. I really enjoy the photos. By the way, now I think I�m nuts for trying to create a PAD gallery of my own.

John		21-Sep-2003 11:04
Paul .... so are you the chap that started this? If so well done!! Excellent idea and although only just started to give it a go myself I'm really getting into this. So your galleries, far to many good ones to name and spent the best part of half an hour clicking through the 'thumbs' that caught my attention (well I am on a dial-up!!) Really excellent work. I suppose what really stands out is your people photography. 09-13 for instance ... lovely portrait. Just keep up the good work.

Steve Roden		20-Sep-2003 20:24
Great, great photography. Thanks for taking the time to get such great shots up on the web. I was put onto your website after Ray (also doing a photo a day) told me that I wasn't alone in my idea and that you had started it. Great to know there is a community of us doing these shots, even if we didn't neccessarily know the other people were doing it. I'll keep an eye out for your other shots and call back. Steve

Eddy Meuwese Mai 12th One Millionth Visitor		18-Sep-2003 08:43
Excellent gallery, I enjoyed watching it.

Pepe Zyman		12-Sep-2003 17:44
After discovering your galleries, I decided to start my "Today's Picture" 2 months ago. It�s a great idea and keeps my motivated. Thank you! zymans

Chris Brooker		05-Sep-2003 21:59
Nikki encouraged me to start a daily gallery which I did on Monday. It would appear that you were the first. Well done and thank you. There is little I can add to the comments below, only perhaps to say that your photographs are a pleasure to look at, once again, thank you. CB

nickfromct		03-Sep-2003 22:24
Great idea! Incredible photography! Will add to my favs. Keep up the good work!

blu		31-Aug-2003 19:11
very neat idea! (i just don't like copying ideas - otherwise i could imaging doing the same). bravo! regards from switzerland! u.

Adi		31-Aug-2003 16:48
Paul, come back quickly! can't wait to see the next ones =D -Adi-

sue_c		27-Aug-2003 21:11
Hi Paul! I think your idea is so neat. I'm going to give it a try myself. Come check it out sometime! http://www.pbase.com/sue_c/picture_per_day

andrew7		26-Aug-2003 20:52
I just have to say that I've been following this gallery from day 1 and it keeps getting more and more inspirational. You're a great photographer Paul and I'm learning alot through your effort. I'd like to join the club and start a 'one a day' gallery myself in the near future.

Ray Pettit		24-Aug-2003 21:35
Paul: I've only just sussed out what the first of the three shots for 23rd is of! However, you'll be pleased to know that I don't have that problem with the last one, although I do not know its owner...

vixyswillie		23-Aug-2003 16:21
Fantastic idea and incredible work, Paul! I'm joining in on the fun today, as well. I think you've really started something! =:)

digicam_neophyte		22-Aug-2003 20:43
Paul, I love your idea of a pic-a-day. I'm a total newbie at the digital camera but giving it my best shot each and every day should help. Your photos are an inspiration. I'd sure welcome your feedback on a few of my pics at some point - if time permits. http://www.pbase.com/digicam_neophyte/picture_a_day Thanks again! Larry Chapman

Gregg Morris		21-Aug-2003 16:50
Paul, thanks to your inspiriation and the other photographers on your list, I too have started my photo journal . Be assured that I will continue to draw much needed inspiration and encouragement from you all. Did the cat eat the spider?

Ray Pettit		13-Aug-2003 20:29
Hi Paul - hope you are enjoying your cruise and it certainly looks like it. The blonde sipping her drink, whose photo I think you have now reversed, is beautiful. Its a tough choice between her and the moon shot. Anyway, thanks for your positive comments. After getting a few for my future 'extras' gallery after work, I have provided links on my page to all us 'photo-a-day' types. Cheers, Ray

Paul Walters		13-Aug-2003 00:21
Paul Brennan: You're quite observant! Yes, they're both Maria (Estella). I have a gallery set up of her at www.pbase.com/paulwalt/estella. The picture on June 12th was her last day working with me. We had worked together for a bit less than three years. The picture on August 8th with us both wearing life jackets (now in the Extras gallery - www.pbase.com/image/20262302) was on our cruise together. She's a good friend.

Paul Brennan		13-Aug-2003 00:13
Is the woman in the August 8th picture with you on the cruise ship the same one from the June 12th photo?

Julie		10-Aug-2003 20:50
Loved your Ted Nugent shots. Wish I was there........... This website is my favorite respite from my work day. Thanks Paul.

Steven Lee		07-Aug-2003 03:15
wonderful pictures that you have here!

Paul Walters		06-Aug-2003 18:24
Ray Pettit: Without making SPECIAL efforts, my only photo opportunities are driving to work, working, driving home, and being home for a while before I sleep. I live a very drab life! This has forced me to take special "Photo Hunting" days now and then to keep the gallery from getting too tedious. Also as far as seasons go here in Los Angeles, California, there basically are none. There is no appreciable change throughout the year. So, I don't get the pleasure or difficulty of dealing with snow, etc. Just gloomy days, rainy days, and sunny days, all year long. Thanks for your comments! And if you start a "Picture a Day" gallery, let me know the site address so I can add it to my clickable lists!

Ray Pettit		04-Aug-2003 19:22
Paul, I'd be interested to know how many diverse opportunities you get to photograph during a normal working day. I'd be interested in doing something similar here in the UK but I have a two mile drive to work, sit at a desk, and then go home. Yes, there's a lunch hour and our town centre is full of possibilities. Of course, at the moment its easier, but I'm wondering how I'd cope in February, but I know you're not there yet. I think that will be the real test for you. However, wintertime really creates opportunities and I don't mean snow, but the expressions of people trying to keep warm and/or dry. Rain does make a good picture if you know how, and I think that all these 'Picture-a-Day' people will learn a lot, especially as the seasons go round. You have inspired many people, Paul, and we must thank you for that. I may well follow your footsteps on my birthday as that's in January and I want to get February out of the way quick! Ray

David Mielcarek		30-Jul-2003 04:21
Incredibly simple idea but at the same time SO ORIGINAL !!! That's why it's BIG ! You have my full support - don't you dare giving up. If you really run out of ideas for a subject matter - let me know at dmielcarek@comcast.net I'll do my best to help ! You HAVE TO hold on till the very end because your project is one of the best things I have seen recently. I think it's really great and it will take you far ! You'll see. Somebody will make a book out of it if you only last through it ! By the way: it's funny. Sometimes I take 600 pictures a day when I photograph a wedding but I understand how hard it can become to take one interesting picture a day... Keep them coming - no matter what ! Dave

Paul Walters		25-Jul-2003 15:13
Craig: Thanks for your compliments! I just do photography for fun, I'm not a Pro, though I do take it quite seriously. I just won't consider doing it for money. My line of work is technology, which pays the bills fine. My best camera at the moment is a Fuji S2 pro DSLR. I also use my little Nikon Coolpix 5000 for some pictures. I'm going on a very short cruise from L.A. to Ensenada and back on the 8th of August. I'll see if they have any container ships at the port while I'm there. One way or the other, that's a nice suggestion and I'll try to get one sooner or later!

Craig Coffaro		25-Jul-2003 08:04
7-4-2003 is really a good picture. 7-12-2003 is way more than I can handle. You seem to have a very good balance between people, places and things. I see a lot of shots on Pbase of just nature or just people, but you are very well balanced. Also your camera work is very good. You must be a pro. What is your line of work? Are you in L.A.? I'd like to see a picture of a container ship in port in Long Beach or L.A. What is the best camera you have that you like to use? Anyway, thanks for the pictures. Craig_C

Paul Walters		23-Jul-2003 20:12
Paul Brennan: Well, actually... no one ever drives me around. So I have one hand for the steering, gas, and breaks (hand controls), and one hand for the camera. I've had to learn to take pictures without looking through the viewfinder sometime to avoid accidents. :)

Paul Brennan		23-Jul-2003 18:39
I take it you weren't the driver when you took the picture in the hubcap??!

Sharif El-Hamalawi		23-Jul-2003 11:29
Hi Paul, I like your pictures! You have a "good eye" :-) By the way I am born on May 22 too (1973). Cheers, Sharif

faye white		22-Jul-2003 13:06
Happy 'Anniversary' Paul - great images!

orissa		21-Jul-2003 21:34
Wow Cool Pictures but I hink you should really have more of that girl...sheldyn and that new little boy!!!!! ")

Gary D.		20-Jul-2003 22:54
Great photograph's! Really good idea. Thanks for sharing!

Gemini		19-Jul-2003 16:27
Cool idea, Paul, keep it on!!!

flashboy		19-Jul-2003 01:09
I like the brown/orangeish images images of the last few days.... its cool to imagine what it would all look as a big piece...kinda like a Chuck Close piece...

flashboy		19-Jul-2003 01:06
been watching this gallery develop for the past few weeks.... looking good! keep it up and wish ya luck... :-)

Bruce Ward		18-Jul-2003 13:48
I always love your model shots, Paul, whether candid or posed.

Susan Marshall		13-Jul-2003 07:21
Great gallery Paul. I just started one myself last week and am in my 8th day of doing it. The hardest thing I find is coming up with something different - it's a real challenge. But as I learn more about my camera and more about photography in general, I find that it has become a fun activity to do. Thanks for starting me off with the idea.

Richard McDonell		30-Jun-2003 20:19
Paul, Interesting concept - one a day for a year. There is a lot of imagination in your shots. I particularly like the close-ups of 6/8, 6/7, 6/5, and 6/22, and the patterns of 6/9 and 6/30. Also the portrait of 6/14 is really striking; Trying more shots like that wouldn't hurt your portfolio at all. Keep up the good work.

Paul Walters		28-Jun-2003 19:35
Nikki: I've added you to my list of similar galleries so anyone stopping by here can find your gallery very easily. :) Thanks for your kind comments, and congratulations on your accomplishment with your gallery! However, keep in mind that I am not trying to create a Photo Diary with my images. The photos are not intended to represent my activities. They are more intended to be photographs than to sum up my day. However, since I've taken all the photos, they do tend to at the least show places I've been during the day, yet it's not intended as a diary.

Nikki		28-Jun-2003 18:03
Still keeping up the good work, I see! It IS difficult to take a photo a day to show what you've been up to, and it seems ridiculous at times to photograph something you repetitively do - at work, for example. But keep it up! I'm on the edge of entering my 7th month, now, and although it's challenging, it is also fun, and (hopefully) improving my own photography!

Michael Hess		26-Jun-2003 21:39
I'm glad you kept the burning car, it's one of my favorites. Of course, I'm also happy to see that you redid the "Knees and Miniskirt" shot... By the way, I'm another copycat. I had pondered doing a picture-every-day thing before, but I didn't get motivated until I saw how you were pulling them together. Thank you Paul! (Unfortunately, my birthday was 10 months away so I decided to start on the first day I could.) http://www.pbase.com/tamn/picaday

Paul Walters		26-Jun-2003 03:24
Yes Paul, you're right. I already did a picture like the "Knees and Miniskirt", however, I kept the burning car on the freeway for that day instead (06/16/03). Since I liked the "Knees and Miniskirt" picture, I decided to do it again today! :) I'll try to avoid repeating pictures that I actually choose as the one picture for the day, but I'm sure I'll reuse ideas that didn't quite make it as the one picture in the past. :)

Paul Brennan		26-Jun-2003 03:08
Hey, you already did the "knees and miniskirt" shot already. Then again, who cares; one's never enough! Nice work.

Chang		25-Jun-2003 01:31
Great idea! I want to try as well if you don't mind. I already linked you on my page.

Ty McKay		23-Jun-2003 20:13
Wow this is a very cool idea, I also am going to have to copy cat. I wish you good luck this will be a very interesting "life essay".

Luis Reyes		19-Jun-2003 20:30
Well add me to the list of copycats :-).

Kitty Sullivan		18-Jun-2003 18:11
Interesting idea! HAve you thought about trying the same idea but with a polaroid camera? Think it could work? regards, Kitty www.pbase.com/kittysullivan

faye white		18-Jun-2003 02:25
Love your idea Paul! I think several people will be following in your footsteps; I've bookmarked your gallery and look forward to visiting throughout the year. -Faye

Paul Walters		18-Jun-2003 01:43
Hey Teski and Thanh, I'd love to see both of you do something like this! However, it IS a pain in the butt! And I'm sure I'll think that even more by the time I take picture #275 and still have almost 100 to go! My goal is to make a 20"x30" picture printed on photo paper with all these images on it once I'm done. As I'm going, each of my images are 1.25"x1.25" @ 300 dpi. The 20x30 fits 16 across each row. I have two rows of 8 squares in the middle of the picture that I'm using for the "Title", since otherwise the count doesn't work right. I end up filling all the squares up two days after my birthday next year. So it works out okay. Anyway, if any of you start something like this, I'd love to see it!

teski		17-Jun-2003 23:06
I may try this when my 30th B-day hits in August. I posted a link to this gallery on the Fuji SLR forum...Keep it up! Teski

Thanh Tran		17-Jun-2003 22:54
I like this idea :-) Maybe I can do a copy cat? ;-) Thanh

Michael Hess		17-Jun-2003 21:03
A very cool idea with some great results so far! I hope you can keep it up.

Sheila Smart		17-Jun-2003 02:10
An interesting experiment Paul. Hope you keep it up. I take my camera to work with me every day and that's when I take my best shots so its worth the effort. Cheers Sheila

Mattias Backstr�m		16-Jun-2003 20:54
Okay, then everything is okay - I won't 'complain' again :) Today's picture is interesting. I'd say it's....hmm... Estella's legs we see, they look familiar ;-) Keep on shooting, only a couple of hundred ones left now!

Paul Walters		16-Jun-2003 00:59
Mattias: The reason some days have more than one image is because it's a new day and I haven't yet decided which image to keep for the day. Obviously I take multiple pictures every day for this, and on good days, or really bad days, I often post several to see which are most interesting to people so as to help me eliminate the less interesting pictures. :) I haven't given up yet!

Mattias Backstr�m		15-Jun-2003 20:12
...but...why are there more than ONE picture for some days? Are you cheating? Did you get tired of choosing only one image? Hmm... giving up already?

Paul Walters		14-Jun-2003 01:37
Nikki: Thanks for your comments! I checked out your Photo Diary and found it quite interesting! I've posted the information regarding the "cat and frog" picture. Just click on the picture and the picture description will tell all. :) I think it's my favorite so far with this photo a day thing. The colors are so nice! And the little frog looks like he's in a spooky house afraid to look over his shoulder. :) Take care!

Nikki		13-Jun-2003 21:32
I think that a "photo diary" is a great idea! I decided to do just the same at the beginning of the year, and it really DOES make you see the world in a different light: I have started to see things as being more surreal, or as "snapshots", or as part of an image, not just the whole picture. I really love the photo of the cat and frog, it's wonderfully eye-catching, and I would love to know how you achieved it (I doubt that you dyed a cat blue for the shot!!). Anyway, keep it up, my gallery isn't anywhere near as creative as yours, but I will pop back and look at your gallery now and again to see how you're getting on! Nikki H.

Shouchen Peng		10-Jun-2003 14:52
Great concept, and excellent work! http://www.photozo.com/

Ann Taylor		07-Jun-2003 01:52
this is great

Mattias Backstr�m		05-Jun-2003 21:08
...sorry, I should have read what you had written... Your idea is better. Good luck!

Mattias Backstr�m		05-Jun-2003 21:06
Haha, I really like this idea, it's brilliant! I'll check in from time to time and see how things are going. If you succeed, you'll have to print them all out and make a book out of it. It'll be a cool thing to save for the future! /Mattias

Bruce Ward		03-Jun-2003 02:57
I'm intrigued with how this will develop. I'll be watching. Good luck.

Mister Max		27-May-2003 02:15
Nice project! Keep it up. How about including an occasional picture of yourself,so we can see how you change thru the year. - Max

Paul Walters		26-May-2003 23:06
In response to your question, Mister K, I don't know WHY! And I'm sure the further I get into this the LESS I'm going to like trying to come up with a new photo that isn't just a picture as I drive to and from work each day. But, this is the project, and we'll see how long I go before I get tired of it and quit. :) Oh, and it's not really meant to be interesting to anyone but me, so I understand if anyone looking at this gallery might wonder what the purpose is.

mister K		26-May-2003 21:30
Why don't u just take 365 photos in one shot and assign a date for each of them? No one would know the different..

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