Year in Review: Presenting Brian Eden’s Best Photos of 2024 ..read more

It's time once again for my annual photography year-in-review. A chance to pause for reflection. To look back at an entire year's worth of fractions of seconds and discover what themes emerge. Then take those random moments, psychoanalyze them like an armchair therapist, and try to conflate their meaning into something profound. This year's selection does not disappoint. They say photography holds up a mirror to both the photographer and the subject. Given the less-and-less-hinged state of 2023, it's fitting that this year's collection of images reflects that. In January, I was diagnosed with ..read more

It's been two years since my last photo year-in-review. In 2021, photography took a back seat to life. We bought a house. We moved. I left my job and started a new one. We successfully (mostly) parented two tiny humans during a global pandemic. Though I did manage to take some pictures in between, editing them was a different story. There are entire folders of photos that I've never touched. Hopefully, someday I'll get around to editing them. Until then, 2021 was The Lost Year. 2022 was a return to form. Or at least form-ish. My favorite thing about these recaps is discovering what they reveal ..read more

2020. Oy.  Usually, my year-in-review posts are filled with exciting travel photos, epic landscapes, and vibrant New York street scenes. I also usually have free time, you know, to take pictures.  But with lockdown/kindergarten-homeschooling/working-from-home/raising a newborn… you can see where I’m going here. My wanderlust these days is to someday be able to go to Costco again.  So I was pleasantly surprised to find that, despite this complete dumpster fire of a year, there were still some good photos to come out of it. I was expecting a D, and am relieved to present you with ..read more

I took this abstract city shot on an overpass above the BQE in Brooklyn on my way to pick up my daughter from school one evening in January. I love the energy and chaos of this image. Sometimes photography is more effective when you don’t show the thing you’re seeing. I tried taking a few shots focused on the cars instead of the fence too, because the blue hour color in the sky is what caught my eye in the first place. It was a lot less interesting ..read more

National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson once said: “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.”  According to my Lightroom catalog, I took 12,173 photos this year. Granted, not all of the things in front of me were interesting. Or even in focus. But still. It was a prolific year.  The process of reviewing a year’s worth of pictures is always interesting, because common themes always emerge. As I looked back over previous recaps (mostly to make sure I’m not getting worse at this), I realize my photography style has changed quite a l ..read more

I fell in love with photography in the post-digital era. So even though I grew up with film, I never really learned to shoot it, beyond snapshots and disposable point and shoots. But lately I’ve become more and more intrigued by the look, and the more-considered process of shooting film. This year I finally dove in headfirst, and somehow collected a dozen old film cameras along the way. (Apologies to my wife for completely taking over our closet with my toys.) I’m just getting started, but I’m pretty pleased with the results so far. Here are my favorite analog photos from 2019. You can al ..read more

For Valentine’s Day, here’s a compilation of some of my favorite “Love” photos from over the years Brooklyn, NY 2013 Soho, NYC 2014 London, England 2017 Florence, Italy. 2006 Procida, Italy. 2013 Venice, Italy. 2006 Brooklyn, NY 2018 Washington DC, 2015 London, England 2017 Times Square, NYC. 2013 Rome, Italy. 2013 Rome, Italy. 2013 Brooklyn, 2013 Chinatown, NYC. 2014 ..read more

A few months after the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016, Orlando's Lake Eola bandshell was painted in rainbow colors to honor the victims and show support for the LBGTQ community. When I visited the lake this June, the sun reflected off the bandshell, casting colorful patterns across the water, and creating an incredible backdrop for the lake's wild birds.   Tricolor Heron Great Egret Great Egret Great Egret Tricolor Heron Great Egret American White Ibis Great Egret ..read more

Year in Review time! Having done this a few times now, it seems like it should get easier. But the Fourth Annual “20-best” has been the hardest to cull by far. This is for two main reasons: 1. I took a lot more photos this year and 2. I’m getting a lot worse at self-editing. Long story short, “The 20 Best of 2017” is now “The 36 Best of 2017.” The process of reviewing a year’s worth of photos is always interesting, because common themes always emerge. Last year, I was all about geometry, primary colors and umbrellas. This year, I apparently had a thing for dramatic lighting, pictures of things ..read more