On 1 January 2007, while living in London, I began Quotidian Snapshot, a two-year photographic project documenting the overlooked moments of everyday life. Taking one photograph every day, the project explored the quiet beauty, banality, sadness and humour found within the ordinary rhythms of urban existence. Inspired in part by Jason Evans’ Daily Nice project (2004 - ongoing), Quotidian Snapshot was created before the arrival of smartphones and Instagram (I got my first iPhone in 2010) , when the act of making and sharing daily images was a more intentional practice.

The photographs were made using a pocket-sized point and shoot camera, a Fujifilm compact (until it was accidentally left behind on the London Underground) and later a Ricoh GX100. Each unedited image was uploaded to a Google Blogger site, creating a visual diary of encounters, observations and fleeting quotidian moments across two years.

Looking back, Quotidian Snapshot can be seen as an early exploration of walking and noticing, perhaps a foundation for the slower approach that has developed throughout my later projects. From the streets of London to the landscapes of Somerset, my practice continues to explore how photography can become a way of connecting with the everyday world around us.

https://quotidiansnapshot.blogspot.com