Thank you 2022

Hi friends. 👋🏽 This will be my last post of 2022.

When I reflect on everything that’s happened, I know this has been a really special year.

This was the year I took my best photography tips, tricks and advice and shared it with you all through my social media channels.

I started with bite-sized photography tutorials on TikTok and Instagram reels in January.

People seemed to really love those videos. Within a few weeks my TikTok exploded—which currently sits at over 180,000.

My favourite part of this was when thousands of people across the world felt inspired to take photos of themselves, which led to people changing how they felt about themselves too. How cool!

In June I became curious about making art with strangers in the streets of Toronto.

I wanted to push the limits of what I thought was possible by taking beautiful photos of total strangers in only 30 seconds.

It was way beyond my comfort zone, but somehow it worked.

The photos were awesome and the connections with these strangers nourished my soul.

I shared the experience through short videos on my social media accounts. And Instagram seemed to love it, because my account exploded with 95,000 new followers.

But my favourite part of this project was receiving hundreds of messages from people all over the world telling me this project inspired them to take their own creative risks. How freaking cool.

I am beyond grateful for all the love and support this year.

It’s humbling.

It’s inspiring.

Sometimes it can even be overwhelming.

But mostly it gives me the energy and focus to continue doing this work.

So before I jump into the new year, I have decided to take a few weeks off social media to give myself some time to reflect, regenerate and rest.

I have a feeling 2023 is going to be an epic one and I need my batteries to be fully charged.

So before I go, I wanted to say THANK YOU.

You beautiful humans have made all the challenging parts of this past year worth it!

Your kindness.

Your support.

Your generosity.

Your brilliance.

I’m so freaking grateful for all the love. See you in 2023.

Big love,

D