I honestly can't believe that it has been one year since I decided to start a photo blog called DearPhotograph.com and now the cliche "what a difference a year makes" really does ring true.

The idea behind Dear Photograph is simple: hold up a photo from the past in front of the place where it was originally shot, then take a picture of the picture, adding a dedication about what the photograph means to you. 

I have used the word "surreal" over and over throughout the year to describe what this whole experience has meant to me and as overused as it is, it really does describe my feelings perfectly. It is surreal to think that in one year, that one idea, has taken off and had such an emotional impact, resonating with so many people around the world.

For me it all began May 25, 2011 and I was sitting around the kitchen table looking through old photo albums with my family. 

I noticed my brother Landon was sitting in the chair in the exact same spot as the photo that he was pictured in from his third birthday.