In honor of all of the year-end retrospectives floating around, I thought that I would share a few images I made in New York this fall.

I was in town for a few meetings and happened to overlap with the Paper Route guys. They were playing a show at Webster Hall and I managed to make it over to hang out for the evening. It was great to catch up with the guys and hang out a bit in such a great city.

So, you might ask, why post this now? The Paper Route guys have been on two (!) tours since then, I have (still) five open, ongoing projects right now… We have all moved on. Well, the simple answer is that, as we all move into 2010 and start making our lists and plans, writing down our goals and posting about all the “exciting things coming this year,” I realized that I only have one (professional) goal. Only one thing on a list: To work even harder in 2010 than I did in 2009. I want to push farther, to be more creative, to be less fearful of progress. I can spend quite a bit of time pulling back those layers, but the simple truth is that all of my other “micro” goals stem from just this one. To work even harder this year than last. Part of doing that is being surrounded by friends and colleagues who embody this spirit. I am thankful to have these kinds of friends and colleagues in my every day life, in my inner and acquaintance circles. I am even thankful to have these kinds of friends and colleagues in my “only see each other a couple of times a year” circles. For me, that was what that one night in New York was…a reminder that these guys, some of my friends/colleagues who I only occasionally see, believe this as well.  And not just believe it, but put it into practice. I know, but know that they are going to work harder this upcoming year than last and I am encouraged to do the same. So here’s to working hard in 2010, right?

So, all that to say, the images and and short piece are less important than the reminder that it provides. Either way, here are a few images from one night that looked light a lot of nights for these guys.

Take a look:

Paper Route - A Night in Review from Ryan Booth on Vimeo.

Here are a few of the still images:

Best wishes as we all transition into 2010. I hope that we cross paths and can encourage each other to keep at it…

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