Evolution of vision: Adapting style and capturing change over time

Part 8 in the series 'Long-Term Photography Projects'

Another part in my series on long-term photography projects. It has been a while as the last part was posted in June. This time I focus on change over time. At the end of this post you will find links to the other parts of this series

For us, as photographers working on long-term projects, one of the most fascinating things is how both our vision and our subject can change over time. When you're committed to a project for months or even years, you witness subtle changes - not just in your surroundings, but in yourself. These changes, though sometimes hard to see in the moment, often reveal themselves in your work.

When I started my first long-term project, I thought I had a pretty clear idea of my style. My approach was defined and I knew the kind of images I wanted to capture. But as the months went by and the seasons changed, I realised something: my style wasn't as fixed as I thought it was. I began to notice changes - some subtle, some significant - …