I believe that this image tells a story. That is something I love about Photography. With the camera, I am able to capture a moment in time that will never be replicated, no matter how hard I try. What story does this photograph tell? For me, I know it's about a grandson eagerly following his grandfather to a new adventure. To others it might represent something else. That's the beauty of art.

If you follow me on Twitter, you may know that my mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in December. That is the main reason why my posts have been very few lately. My mom began chemotherapy treatment this week so last weekend, I shot portraits of her, my grandmother (who is a 10 year Breast Cancer survivor), and my aunt. There is nothing really spectacular or unique about the composition; that's not what I was going for. Instead, I wanted to capture the stregth and resolve in three incredibly strong women who have greatly shaped who I am. ??Here are some of those shots; the first one is my mom.

Once again 2008 proved to be an incredibly productive year for the many photographers who read the JMG-Galleries blog. The results of this "Best Photos From 2008" blog project puts a twist to the normal "Best of Photo" list by aggregating links to the work of 93 photographers from around the globe who are passionate and dedicated to their craft.The results from "Best Photos From 2007" by JMG-Galleries Blog Reader's were impressive, but this year not only did the number of participants exceed expectation the quality and vision of those who submitted were exceptional. This year participants ran the gamut of experience from enthusiasts to professionals.Enjoy and good luck picking out your favorite from these great submissions.CHECK OUT #19!

1. "My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2008" - Jim M. Goldstein


2. My Favorite Shots of the Year - View from the Little Red Tent by Edie Howe


3. 2008 Favorites - Photine by Laurie Ballesteros


4. My Nephew - Amit GoyalMy nephew woke me up in the morning and was in a very chirpy mode when this was clicked


5. Another world (+Vorher/Nachher) - Visuelle Gedanken by Martin Wolf


6. Boy, Hanoi - The Sun Shines & The Igloo Melts by Jon Gresham


7. Best Photos from 2008 - Abraham Neben


8. Apocalyptic Capitalism - Sultana Sandwich by James Hill


9. Top 10 Photos of 2008, My first year in Wisconsin - Sierra Visions by Steven Bourelle


10. My Best Photos: 2008 - Shutter Photo by D Travis NorthThis past year was a huge growth year for my digital photography skills which I feel is exhibited quite nicely in my photo favorites of 2008.


11. Best Photos From 2008 - G Dan Mitchell Photography


12. Protesting Prop 8 - Quan Photography by John Quan


13. Bir y?l b??yle ge??ti... - Caglar.ca by Caglar TukelMost of Photos taken during our traveling around Turkey and hiking around our hometown, Izmir.


14. My best shots of 2008 - Jonesblog by Bryan WIlliam Jones


15. Flamingo and Desert Landscape - pl?dys's photoblog by Mike ReysBoth pictures are from one of the most beautiful places on earth: Chile's Atacama desert. The salt lakes there provide for some stunning colours and beautiful wildlife.


16. Suspended - Mark Groves Photography


17. My Favorite 10 Images from 2008 - IM Digital by Ivan Makarov


18. My Best Photo of 2008 - Matt Ward PhotographyThis photo was taken in Oct at 7am after a cold night in Atlanta, GA.


19. Highlights of 2008 - Lori Jackson PhotographyIn 2008, I picked up my camera again after a year long hiatus following pregnancy and my son's birth.


20. Favorites from 2008 - Adventures Through The Lens by Rebecca Jackrel


21. Top Ten Photos of 2008 - Chris Moore Photography


22. My Photo Record - Kriz Cpec Photo Blog


23. Best of 2008 - Catavino by Ryan Opaz


24. Looking Forward and Back - Graf Nature Photography by Mark Graf


25. Lloyd's Favorites of 2008 - L.D. Cross


26. My Favorite Photos from 2008 - Epic Edits by Brian AuerA selection of my favorite photos from 2008, broken down by each month and supplemented with a few thoughts.


27. Derryclare Lough - Focus Pocus by Albert MacSweenyMy best photo of the year was when I was lucky enough to get a still lake in the usually turbulent west of Ireland


28. Best of 2008 - News and Views by Dave Wilson


29. Needle - Andel's Photoblog by Andel Fr??hThis photo has been shot with the kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) in retro position (front lens to the camera)


30. Year in Pictures - Marcin Retecki


31. 2008 Top Ten - Lois Elling


32. My Best Photos of 2008 - Out of My Mind by Steven L. MullenThese are travel and nature shots taken in Michigan, China, and locally.


33. One from 2008 - Hockley Photography by Aaron HockleyIt's a photo taken at night, looking across a bridge towards another photographer also taking a picture of the same ferris wheel as I was.


34. 2008 in Pictures - Sawlani Photography by Hitesh Sawlani


35. My Top 10 Photos for 2008 - by Neil Creek Photography


36. Best of 2008 - The Quiet Picture by Minna KinnunenMy 10 favourites from 2008, everything from flower closeups to landscapes and starry nights!


37. Best of 2008 - by Stig NygaardJust a quick little mixed selection of what I consider my best photos from 2008


38. My Top Ten Photos from 2008 - Korn on the Blog by Justin KornOf the 1,800+ images I uploaded to Flickr this year, these are what I thought were my top 10.


39. by Jim Wheeler


40. My Best Photos from 2008 - TrevorCarpenter.com by Trevor Carpenter


41. Best Photos of 2008 - by Dave Reichert


42. 2008 Favorites - by Beth Madison


43. 01/01/2009 Best of 2008 - Brad Barton Photography


44. 2008: My Favorite Photos - My Digital Life by Jeremy Brooks


45. 2008: The year in photographs - Katie the Scrapbook Lady by Katie


46. Gotham. Or maybe London - SFT Photography by Steve ThomasI love the dark and moody feel, combined with the futuristic look of the building. I really enjoyed shooting it!


47. My Best Photos of 2008 - Malphoto.com by Andre MaltaisI'm particularly proud of these submissions this year, as it seems I've made some great strides in my photography from the beginning of the year.


48. Best of 2008 Project - Photos From The Top Floor by Carsten Fischer


49. La Arcada seating on a rare rainy October morning - gZphotoGraph


50. Jaguar - by Jarrod Erbe Photography This jaguar image was taken at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The background was generated using a combination of Aperture, Photoshop Elements, and DFT Light.


51. Best of 2008? - Suzy Walker, Underwater PhotoblogMy top ten fav travel, underwater and macro photos taken in 2008


52. My best shots of 2008 - TemujinPhoto Blog by Jo??o Almeida


53. Best of 2008 - by Rick Goldwasser


54. My Top 10 Images of 2008 - The Jim Stamates Collection by Jim Stamates


55. #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 - Mannedspace: Photographs by MT Fanders


56. Best 10 of 2008 - by Duffy Knox


57. Future Christmas Card - by Massimo Belloni


58. Best Photos of 2008 - MIZSPONTANEITY: A Girl With A Camera by ElaineI got a Nikon D40X for Christmas 2007, and although some of these photos were with my trusty Sony W70 point-and-shoot, these are my favorite 10 results of my first year with a digital SLR.


59. Best of 2008 - Changing Perspectives by Jenni Brehm


60. My Best of 2008 - by Eliya SelhubIn 2008, I have found myself increasingly drawn to animals as subjects, and a slight cartoonish absurdity always appeals to me.


61. My Best Photos From 2008 - Lilahpops - Plunging into Photography by Anthea BrownLooking back over my photos for the past year shows my increasing interest in post-processing experimentation alongside my favourite macro format.


62. My top 10 favorite photos of 2008 - The Taeleman's Blog by Kris Taeleman


63. My Favorite Photos of 2008 - Coulter Photos by Scott Coulter


64. Favorites of 2008 - XGray Vision by Stephen Gray


65. My Top 10 Favorite Images of 2008 - Cornforth Images by Jon CornforthSpectacular nature and wildlife photography, photos, and pictures by award winning professional photographer Jon Cornforth.


66. Sitting Backwards on My Horse - latoga photography By Greg Lato


67. Top ten images of 2008 - Enlightened Images by Gary CrabbeThese are some of the image I took in 2008, and which rose toward the top of the - I Like - pile.


68. Best 10 photos of 2008 - Have Camera Will Travel by Paul DymondImages from professional Australian travel photographer Paul Dymond which ironically were all taken pretty close to home.


69. Best of 2008 - Heidi Donat


70. Best Photos of 2008 - by Luca Filigheddu Photography


71. Favourites of 2008 - by Chris Brown


72. Best of 2008 - by William Kahn


73. Pics of the pops 2008 - fotoVoyager by William Fawcett


74. My Top 10 Photos of 2008 - Always Breaking by Gary Hegenbart


75. Best of 2008 - by Trevin ChowThis is a set of my best photos that I took during 2008 which is a combination of Flickr's "interestingness" meter and my own selection.


76. Best of 2008 - Hotel Yankee Foxtrot by Alex McGeaghA collection of the better images captured in a progressive and productive year for me.


77. Top 10 Photos of 2008 - Digital Kloc Photography Blog by Brian Kloc


78. Burrard-Lucas Top Ten Photographs of 2008 - Burrard-Lucas Photography by William Burrard-LucasWe are brothers from the UK with a shared passion for wildlife photography ??? in 2008 we followed Meerkats in the Kalahari, stalked Jaguars in the wetlands of Brazil and waded through swamps at night to photograph Caimans...


79. My best 10+3 pictures of 2008 - All Day I Dream About Photography by Antoine Khater


80. Best of 2008 on Highway 89 - Ann Torrence Photography Transecting the west from Mexico to Canada on US89.


81. Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance - by Dave FitchA railway bridge in Leith [Edinburgh] that was restored and then left to rot. It's not perfectly symmetrical, but then neither is the bridge


82. My Top 10 Photographys of 2008 - Nuwomb Bits by Scott Webb


83. Best of 2008 - Matt Sallee Photography


84. My 10 best photos of 2008 - Stephen Trainor PhotographyMostly landscapes, mostly of the Southwest, but with a hint of other anglophone countries.


85. 10 in 2008 - k|d loftis photography My favorite images from 2008 which include weddings, maternity and newborns, families and babies and a few personal images from the year.


86. My 10 Favorite Images of 2008 - Della Huff PhotographyMy ten favorites from 2008 include California landscapes and cityscapes, with a couple of extra goodies thrown in for fun!


87. Best Photos of 2008 - by Dave Schumaker


88. Best of 2008 - by Jay Goodrich Photography


89. My best photos from 2008 - All Narfed Up by Bryan VillarinChoosing my best photos from 2008 was really hard to narrow down, especially since it was my first year with a SLR camera.


90. Mein Flickr Photostream 2008 - Best of - by Stefan Neuweger


91. My Best Photos from 2008 - Why Yet Another Photo Place by Rafa


92. Best Photos from 2008 - by Daria SukhanovskaOnly until i created this set of 13 photos, i realized how much progress i have done this year: I have traveled a lot, got one photo printed in the magazine and had my first own personal exhibition in the university library and simply had fun with my photos


93. My Best of 2008 - by Phil Price Photography

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My mother and aunt took me on a tour of the town they grew up in two days after my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. On the walk, I saw the church where my parents were married, their childhood home, their elementary and high schools, and many other landmarks that were significant to their childhoods. It was cold, quiet, and dreary, so I decided to portray the photos in a similar way.