3 photos to start 2025
We Speak in Colors Digital Journal / For the culturally curious
Over the past year, I’ve been sending out this “Digital Journal” once a month.
I’ll usually focus on one topic—like music, culture, or mindset—and then once a quarter do a photo recap. In these recaps I choose a handful of photos from the previous 3 months to archive and comment on.
After doing a few of them, I found myself really enjoying the process of looking back and documenting the season.
So, I figured why not do them more than once every few months.
With that said, here are a few photos to kick off the year.
One of the fun things about moving through adulthood is continuing traditions from past lives, while also adding new ones.
These rituals feel like scheduled opportunities to connect with dimensions we know exist but can’t quite put a finger on.
A favorite yearly tradition of mine has become the New Year’s Day adventure—a dose of fresh air, movement, and exploration to begin the year.
In a nod to my time in Japan, I started 2025 with a venture down to the river to catch the hatsuhinode, or first sunrise of the year. A cherished custom in Japanese culture when people seek out a special spot to greet the year’s first light.
East Downtown Detroit / January 1, 2025
Looking at the edge of the Financial District from Hart Plaza—a striking, open concrete park where Downtown and the river meet.
Detroit is filled with incredible architecture, and the Fisher Building is a standout.
Anchored in the city’s New Center neighborhood, this iconic Art Deco landmark is a guiding light when cruising through north Detroit.
That’s it for this one.
About 8 weeks til spring starts peeking in—hope it’s a good run up til then.
Catch you soon,
-Andy / We Speak in Colors