For some silly reason I expected January and February to be quiet months in terms of both client and assignment work. However, that simply hasn’t been the case.

I’ve been happily shooting assignments with ecce yoga, Outdoor Design & Living Guide, Minnesota Public Radio News, The Village Family Magazine, Faith and Leadership and others.

Being busy is good, but I don’t want to neglect posting images. For now, I’ll say a simple “hello” and share an image from a recent assignment in Sisseton, S.D.

Best, Ann

I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. However, I have come to accept that anything I do to make myself more accountable – whether to others or myself – is a useful thing to do.

So, I’ve written down my creative goals for the year and am sharing them here. They are listed in no particular order. Thanks to photographer friends Britta Trygstad [you can read Britta's creative goals here] and Rob Tannenbaum for inspiring this endeavor.

Here’s to a fabulous 2011. Best, Ann

No doubt about it, we’ve got A LOT of fresh snow here in the Red River Valley. Two blizzards hit the region over the past few days and plenty of folks are still digging out. I’m grateful for our new snow blower and a husband who enjoys moving snow! I bundled up this morning and took another walkabout around the neighborhood.

Enjoy the photos and here’s to a fabulous 2011. Ann

Not only did we have a beautiful white Christmas here in the upper Midwest, but a lovely coat of hoar frost arrived the next morning. It was chilly enough during my morning walkabout that thin layers of ice actually formed wherever my hands held my camera. I was thankful for a new bomber hat, my husband’s snow pants and time to meander around our north Fargo, N.D. neighborhood.

Enjoy! Ann

On a warm summer night in late August, writer Sarah McCurdy and I spent an evening at Newman Outdoor Field in north Fargo. Our assignment was to create a human interest feature for the “On the Town” section of Fine Living Review, a magazine published six times a year by the Bismarck Tribune. We’d pitched the idea of a photo essay and story from the perspective of the second floor, which is home to 12 suites – each named after a major league stadium.

Sarah and I spent the bulk of the game in “Wrigley Field” with Gail McMartin, her family and various guests. It really was a glorious night for a ballgame. It didn’t hurt that the RedHawks shutout the visiting Lake County Fielders of Illinois 6-0.

Anyway, I submitted 17 images to the magazine for consideration. Obviously, the editor wouldn’t have space for that many images. However, I have a hard time editing my work. Give me another photographer’s images and I can whittle them down pretty quick. My own work is a different story.

The current issue of Fine Living Review was published earlier this month. My copy just arrived in the mail a few days ago. I thought it would be fun to share some of the unpublished images here.

Enjoy! Ann