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Best photography purchases of 2020<\/h1>\n

What a strange, strange year this has been. Hopefully things will turn around next year with the development of vaccines. Life will return to some semblance of normalcy soon. This year was most certainly different because all of us have had to cut corners and budget real tightly. With \u00a0“stay at home” orders, and events & weddings being shut down, most photographers were hit pretty hard. That of course is context to this regular year-end reflection as we discuss what photo gear bought in 2020 to augment our photography hobby or career. So that most certainly will add an interesting twist to this year’s edition of best photography purchases<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My wildest decision came towards the end of the year – to move into a larger, better studio space<\/a>. As I mentioned in that linked article where I announced it: I\u2019m looking forward to what this next adventure might hold for me. It was both exciting and scary, especially in \u201cthese trying times\u201d, signing the lease on a new, larger (more expensive) studio space.\u00a0I have been weighing the pros and cons of this decision for a few months now, and it (mostly) makes sense. Still, I am both elated and scared.<\/p>\n

We would all love to hear what you have been up to, and what astute and interesting choices you\u2019ve made this year.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s hear from you:<\/h2>\n

Stacey Nolan with comment #7 was picked via a random number generator. Stacey has opted for the tutoring session. Thank you everyone who participated.<\/p>\n

To make it interesting, there is a really nice book prize<\/strong> at stake, to be given to to a winning comment picked via random number generator. The winner will be announced on January 1st. Fancy that!<\/span><\/p>\n

As an alternate prize, I am offering an hour-long\u00a0online tutoring session<\/a> session via Zoom. Should you win, you are also welcome to gift the session (or book) to a photographer friend instead.<\/span><\/p>\n