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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Hold Fast:</strong> A small foot presses into the sofa, finding comfort and balance in an ordinary gesture. Soft grain and muted colour make it feel like a memory.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Watching Through:</strong> Hands rest against the fence as the game unfolds beyond. The photograph focuses on quiet support from the sidelines.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Afternoon Light:</strong> The dog rests by the open door, half in sunshine and half in shadow. A warm, still domestic pause.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Story Time:</strong> Nana and grandchild share a book and a quiet moment of attention. A simple scene about time, care, and connection.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




  <a href="http://www.john-rowell.com/365" class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button
    
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Full Speed:</strong> Hair flying and skipping rope cutting through the frame, the image embraces movement, blur, and the wild energy of play.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




  <a href="http://www.john-rowell.com/365" class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button
    
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    See all the 365 Project images!
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>The Deep End of Summer:</strong> Two children sit at the pool’s edge beneath a dramatic sky. The monochrome treatment makes the scene feel cinematic and still.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Pirouette:</strong> Seen from the shadows of the next room, a young dancer practises alone. A private moment glimpsed at a distance.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Waiting in the Wings:</strong> Under stage lights, children watch and wait. The image catches the charged pause before their moment of action takes over.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Breakfast Light:</strong> Harsh sunlight floods the table, turning an ordinary café moment into flare, reflection, and summer brightness.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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    See all the 365 Project images!
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>The Look:</strong> A familiar glance full of questions and character. The grain and monochrome tones give the dog’s expression a timeless, intimate feel.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Best Friends:</strong> Held close against a small shoulder, a favourite toy becomes more than an object. A quiet portrait of comfort and childhood attachment.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Breakaway:</strong> Attacker and goalkeeper meet in a split second of commitment. Dust rises, balance is tested, and the result is still undecided.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Crowded Midfield:</strong> Sticks clash and players converge around the ball. A moment of organised chaos, pressure, and determination on the hockey pitch.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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motion. The blur gives the scene the feeling of memory rather than 
stillness.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Movie Night:</strong> A living room becomes a small cinema of blankets, toys, and motion. The blur gives the scene the feeling of memory rather than stillness.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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work, a quiet moment of reflection emerges. Less a formal portrait than an 
observation of thought.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Between the Shelves:</strong> Framed by books, screens, and the clutter of daily work, a quiet moment of reflection emerges. Less a formal portrait than an observation of thought.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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with the same vintage CZJ lens, the portrait turns an ordinary moment into 
something intimate and slightly uneasy. The soft rendering and shallow 
focus draw attention to the dog’s eyes and posture, giving the frame a raw, 
tactile closeness that modern lenses often smooth away.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Close Enough:</strong> Our dog lunges for the tennis ball! Shot low to the floor with the same vintage CZJ lens, the portrait turns an ordinary moment into something intimate and slightly uneasy. The soft rendering and shallow focus draw attention to the dog’s eyes and posture, giving the frame a raw, tactile closeness that modern lenses often smooth away.</p>


  









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  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  >
    See all the 365 Project images!
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dissolving into circles of light and blur. Shot with the imperfect Carl 
Zeiss Jena lens, the image leans fully into its vintage character, 
dreamlike focus, gentle rendering, and an almost painterly softness that 
feels closer to memory than observation.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Green Drift:</strong> A single stem cuts softly through a wash of luminous green, dissolving into circles of light and blur. Shot with the imperfect Carl Zeiss Jena lens, the image leans fully into its vintage character, dreamlike focus, gentle rendering, and an almost painterly softness that feels closer to memory than observation.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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    See all the 365 Project images!
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suspended between childhood and fairy tale. Shot with a worn Carl Zeiss 
Jena 35mm f/2.4 whose shifted element creates a natural tilt-shift effect, 
the image drifts into softness at the edge of the frame, giving the 
woodland moment a dreamlike, almost remembered quality.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Dreams in the Canopy:</strong> Perched high among the branches, the scene feels suspended between childhood and fairy tale. Shot with a worn Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm f/2.4 whose shifted element creates a natural tilt-shift effect, the image drifts into softness at the edge of the frame, giving the woodland moment a dreamlike, almost remembered quality.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




  <a href="http://www.john-rowell.com/365" class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button
    
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    See all the 365 Project images!
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fact, a macro study of a bunch of grapes. Shot with a reversed Pentacon 
50mm f/1.8, the image transforms texture and form into something abstract 
and almost surreal, blurring the line between plant detail and imagined 
landscape.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Vine Illusion:</strong> What first appears to be twisted woodland branches is, in fact, a macro study of a bunch of grapes. Shot with a reversed Pentacon 50mm f/1.8, the image transforms texture and form into something abstract and almost surreal, blurring the line between plant detail and imagined landscape.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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  >
    See all the 365 Project images!
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monochrome contrast, the nuthatch becomes a study in line, posture, and 
intent. The surrounding blur isolates the bird into a moment of complete 
stillness.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="
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  <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Quiet Focus (Eurasian Nuthatch):</strong> Resting low along a branch in sharp monochrome contrast, the nuthatch becomes a study in line, posture, and intent. The surrounding blur isolates the bird into a moment of complete stillness.</p>


  









<hr />

  
  <p class="sqsrte-large">This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.<br>Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.<br>Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.</p>


  













  
    
    
      
      




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    See all the 365 Project images!
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