2017 was a sweet year for me. I was on the go a lot and didn’t pull out my camera as much, but instead opted for my phone more often than not. But between the busy, there were some sugar sweet moments where I found myself behind a bigger lens.

As I scrolled through my photos from this year, I realized these were some of the times I was the most still. My camera causes me to slow and steady, to sincerely see the scene before me. It gives me a bigger picture, that interchangeable lens, when I choose it.

So here’s some of the sweetness of ’17 for you, my friends. And here’s to one of my goals for 2018: slowing to see what’s in front of me.