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With all due respect to Bad Bunny, sometimes it’s not about taking more photos; it’s about actually giving some attention to the ones we’ve already taken.

I’ve mentioned my annual ritual of making a neighborhood calendar (most recently featuring dumpsters), and one of the pleasures of that process is sorting through the images I’ve made (and that my wife E has made) that may or may not make the cut.

Similarly, I find it useful to browse through all the pictures I’ve made in the prior year. Many of us take a lot of pictures, I suspect, that we never revisit at all — which sort of defeats the purpose of the enterprise. Sometimes it’s just fun to recall what captured my attention. Sometimes surprises or themes emerge. This year, I thought share some of my highlights. These are not necessarily the “best” pictures, but the ones I found myself lingering over.

And sometimes, of course, the images prompt memories of particular passages or trips or adventures or events. Below: the conclusion of St. Anne walking parade on Mardi Gras day.

Above: Sometimes what catches my attention is just a pattern or color or mark. Below: From a New York visit, a friendly stranger and companion encountered on the sidewalk off Park Avenue, possibly the best photo I’ve ever taken!