‘Who is this Alex Finlay?’

Well for those who don’t know me I am a 17 year old photography (plus Gov-Pol and History) student at Welton’s William Farr School Academy. I am currently undertaking a project within the Flickr community known by many as the ‘365 project’. To complete this project you must take a photograph every day of the year and upload it to Flickr.

Easy, Right?…Not as easy as you might imagine. To think up fresh and creative ideas everyday to produce a highly polished image is a mighty challenge. I am currently edging towards halfway, as my end date is the 2nd of February 2011 (my birthday).

‘So whats this got to do with Tom’s blog space?’

Well the Fantastic Mr Fox Tom Davies Is allowing me to use a small section of his website to blog in a photo journalistic style before, during and after my upcoming travels around the globe. This will not just be a part of 365 Project but also as the written section of my photography A2 unit.

‘When and where are you going?’

Currently I have two confirmed destinations. The first trip will be to Iceland (not the microwave meals for a pound one, the country) on the 9th to the 13th of August 2010. The next trip is to Russia on the 25th of October 2010 for 6 days.

Also my Father, due to him having free petrol has suggested a trip round Europe or to Northern Ireland for a week sometime in the summer (2010), but this is not fully confirmed.

‘So what will we expect?’

I aim, with the help of Tom’s editing genius, to deliver one beefy photo journalist blogpost for each day of the trips. These non vegetarian segments will be made up of several high quality images from the day’s highlights, plus a diary account of the day. This diary will not just be written by yours truly but will also include quotes from other travellers on the trip with me.

These blog posts shall vary in size from the tiny update on the go, to the mighty articles when I return.

Goodbye for now.

Alex

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