What would the start of a new year be without looking back and celebrating accomplishments from the one before. I am a big believer in positivity for others and oneself, and I like to look back on a year and say, “You know what, I did something that made me happy, and gosh darn it, that’s great!”

I did things that didn’t make me as happy too, but those mistakes were learned from and I can only hope that 2014 will bring more mistakes, because a person who never learns never grows.

Here are some of my most fulfilling photo shoots from 2013: