365 moments to remember

Claire Armistead

365 moments to remember

Homepage artwork for November 2007

After seeing Devan Foster’s “Juxtaposed image”, i thought i’d share my “A day in the life of…” with you.
Basically, i wanted to see if i could commit to capturing a whole year of my life by taking a picture daily.
It started as a fun challenge with a friend but has turned into something more about acceptance now. Acceptance of all the flaws and appreciating the differences.
I reached my 365 shot on the 19.10.07.
The series marks such a big year in my life; including emigrating to another country, falling in love and the death of my grandpa. I now view it as a baseline in my life. A time when future events (marriage, birth of children and death) can always be related back to this year and every day it contains.
Hope you enjoy x

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365 moments to remember by Claire Armistead
365 moments to remember by Claire Armistead
  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Wow! This looks fantastic Claire, and so good to see the finished work! This really is a great year to remember!

  • Christina Norwood

    Christina Norwood

    What a project, and such a great result. The final image stands well alone, as more than just a collection of details.

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Brilliant concept and it looks amazing!

  • pmistric

    pmistric

    Wow…what a great project!! Amazing, how things can change in our lives daily.

  • craig smith

    craig smith

    amazing claire i love this idea! just wondering, if you look at a random pic can u remember what you did on that day? thatd be great if you could. ive got a really crap memory so i think id struggle lol.

  • RoughDiamond

    RoughDiamond

    Incredible. What a wonderful achievement!

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    What a great project. The outcome is fantastic and the experience of doing such a thing is mazing. I think I’ll follow your foot steps and try such a project. The result here is a splendid tapestry of people, experiences, joy lughter and I’m sure some dissapointments that only made your commitment to it stronger. I applaud you.

  • JudithE

    JudithE

    Very unique and impressive..congrats…

  • Rebecca McLean

    Rebecca McLean

    Great work! Shows a lot of dedication too! And what a way to remember the year I’m sure it will be treasured by those important to you!

  • Deborah  Bowness

    Deborah Bowness

    What a fabulous idea Claire! Looks fabulous too!

  • Faizan Qureshi

    Faizan QureshiAll Rounder

    That’s awesome dude! There was a video like this on youtube as well!

  • Alexandra Strömgren

    Alexandra Strö...

    wow, amazing work! :)

  • beckie

    beckie

    wow… amazing… fantastic concept, and commitment…
    moments and memories captured here for ever!
    Thought provoking (sorry about spelling), How things change in a year!
    Love it!

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    Great idea. Great image.

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Beautiful!

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Fantastic Idea, and what a wonderful thing to keep for the future too, so many memories on that board I imagine. :))

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    STUNNING!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    gorgeous work!

  • Lindsay Blamey

    Lindsay Blamey

    Wow – I admire tour commitment… Such a rewarding piece of art….. well done!

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

    What unique idea and this work is really very impressive !!! Bravo !!!

  • Bridget a'Beckett

    Bridget a'Beckett

    that is a wicked idea. Can you look at every photo and remember something about the day?

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    very cool idea! you have a lot of patience to shot all this photos,welldone

  • NicholeHoag

    NicholeHoag

    That’s a cool idea. I like how it turned out.

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    increadible idea and well done. i love it. bravo!

  • AlienVisitor

    AlienVisitor

    Works well,and a lot of work.

    David

  • lynauklet

    lynauklet

    i adore this and the idea behind it

  • sally williams

    sally williams

    Fantastic

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Wow! What a fantastic response!!!! It’s my birthday today so with this piece making it onto the HP (my second this week!!!) i am completely blown away! So many thank you’s to EVERYONE who has commented/favourited. People have thought i was crazy throughout the year and literally laughed in my face but judging by this response; it was worth it!
    To Craig smith and Bridget; i can indeed remember what i was doing on each of the 365 days.
    This is the “final cut” of each day, all titled with something to remind me of the day in question. There is also a “group shots” compilation for each day comprised of numerous unused shots and a “rejects” folder of every shot taken.
    To Eyal; i would love ANYONE to take on this challenge and do their own piece. Damian was the first to take me up on the offer and is doing well so far; his end date is september 8th 2008 so we’ll see.
    Thanks again everyone : )
    Cx

  • gordontant

    gordontant

    Great Image and place for a memory

  • Damian

    Damian

    This is wonderful Claire, I was hoping you’d do something like this with your whole year! I’ve got a way to go yet lol, but it’s a fun challenge!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    So glad this got on the Homepage.. very well deserved after all the time and effort that went into it.. and what a great Birthday present! x

  • Zigga

    Zigga

    Fantastic idea. It really is wonderful.

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Nicely done.

  • micmac

    micmac

    Sooooo coooool !!

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko

    What a marvelous idea, this is fabulous!

  • DennisK

    DennisK

    you done good, very good!

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Well I for one accept your challange, I will start mine on my bithday whish is 1/1/08 :)) can’t think of a better day for it. :))

  • Darren Burdell

    Darren Burdell

    Great concept! Love this.

  • Dharna

    Dharna

    What a fantastic idea. Might help with my aversion to being infront of the camera.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Oh my goodness..just seeing this (and your story and dedication)
    brings tears to my eyes…and I don’t even know you! (seriously..my eyes are stinging!)
    I’m terribly moved. WOW. Thanks for having me along for the ride.
    I feel exhausted…heh.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Oh. And this is soooooooooooo cool!!!

  • yanmos

    yanmos

    Great work!

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford

    Reall cool shot! Great work.

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Oh thanks everyone for your continued comments. It’s so encouraging to hear some of you are taking on the challenge and the emotional respose it evoked : ) x

  • liak

    liak

    Really great idea, glad you did it until the end, no matter what people thought.
    Very nicely done!
    Congrats!

  • dSart

    dSart

    love it
    dsart

  • Alan Rodmell

    Alan Rodmell

    What an excellent idea for a project. So well put together too. Well done you should be proud of this

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Thanks liak and dSart for your comments. Alan! I’ve just seen what you’re up to…..i’m soooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased you’re starting your own challenge. Such a good idea and it’ll be well worth it. Good luck and thanks for the link x

  • Duncan Waldron

    Duncan Waldron

    Very interesting idea, Claire; I think I shall start tonight, if not sooner. I met an artist who is also doing a year-long project – 365 happy days He exhibited the first 140-odd locally a few months ago, and I reckon it’s a brave and fascinating venture. I’d say he’ll be only too pleased to finish it! Was it difficult stopping after your 365th?

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Oh good one Duncan! So pleased you’re going to start; it’s never too late haha! Thanks for the link; looks interesting. I thought i’d love it when it ended and here i am into my next year…i just couldn’t stop! haha

  • JLHopgood

    JLHopgood

    What I like about your project is that they are all portraits. I tried to start one last year of taking a picture a day, no restrictions, but an idea of a face a day touches me. Inspiration. Thank you.

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Oh i hope you’re taking on the 1.1.1 challenge then Jo…..go get your camera and get snapping yourself : ) x

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic idea

  • peperkoorn

    peperkoorn

    This is incredible. I love it!

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    This is amazing what a wonderful idea.

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Thanks Sean, peperkoorn and Irene. Glad you like : ) x

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Fantastic concept, what a treasure!

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