2025 (12 Months - 12 Pictures)
Explore Landscapes #106
How hard can it be to post a single image each month? Well, as it turns out, harder than you’d think. I’ve filled in the blanks in this post, to reflect on my year.
January 2025: Sunset at Boy Scout Trailhead, Joshua Tree National Park | © 2025 Jon Norris
Each month I post (or try to post) a picture that reminds me what I was up to that month. They’re not necessarily the ‘best’ image I’ve taken that month (whatever ‘best’ means), but they are memorable for me.
I mean how hard can it be to post a single image each month? Well, as it turns out, harder then you’d think. Sometimes I combined two months into one, sometimes I missed a month. So I’ve filled in the blanks in this post, to reflect on my year photographically.
Not surprisingly, Joshua Tree National Park is featured in 11 of the 12 images. July was the exception as we spent most of the month in the UK.
February 2025: Quail Springs Sunset | © 2025 Jon Norris
March 2025: I think something went wrong | © 2025 Jon Norris
April 2025: Star Trails at Quail Springs, JTNP | © 2025 Jon Norris
May 2025: JTNPA Desert Institute Stargazing Through the Lens: Dark Sky Photography Techniques | © 2025 Riley Vallo
June 2025: Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park | © 2025 Jon Norris
July 2025: Looking up towards Brown Knoll as we walk towards Jacob’s Ladder | © 2025 Jon Norris
August 2025: JTNPA Desert Institute Staff and Volunteers
September 2025: Milky Way Joshua Tree Silhouette | © 2025 Jon Norris
October 2025: First Light at the Pillars | © 2025 Jon Norris
November 2025: First Light and Full Moon at Indian Cove Campground | © 2025 Jon Norris
December 2025: Granite and Pencil Cholla near Arch Rock | © 2025 Jon Norris
This last image is meaningful for me as it emphasizes my step towards re-embracing the creative side of my photography. I wrote about shooting my first roll of 120 film (clink here to read) back in November, and unfortunately caused some light leakage (through user error).
In December I went back to the same location and re-shot the image of the Granite boulders and Pencil Cholla as part of my colored filter test shots (post to come).
Thanks again to all of my readers and subscribers for your support and encouragement during 2025. I appreciate you! Onwards to 2026 and Happy New Year!
Until next time go explore, experience, and enjoy our wildlands responsibly, and create some fantastic images.
