Inspired by Audrey’s look back at 2008, here’s a few of my highlights from the past year:

In 2008, I:

• Began professional photography as a part time business.
• Led/Organized WordCamp Portland
• Photographed a number of local events including Ignite Portland, Startupalooza, Cre8camp, Lunch 2.0, BarCamp Portland, and others.
• Went to a brazillion other events.
• Tweeted. A lot.
• Released all of my Flickr photos under Creative Commons licensing. Some have been used on well-known blogs including Webmonkey, WebWorkerDaily, and the Silicon Florist as well as other places such as local news media.
• Built a roof over our deck (13′x25′). It even held up to the recent snowpocalypse.
• Was a guest on Hanselminutes, talking digital photography.
• Went with the family on a vacation to Disneyland (first time for both kids).

2009? We’ll see what it brings. I’m currently on the Oregon Coast for vacation… I’ll be back in town for about a week before heading off to speak at WordCamp: Las Vegas. After that? I guess that depends how well I do in Vegas