Welcome to January! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2020!

Welcome to 2020! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to the new decade!

This year has kicked off to a perfect start and for a good reason.

I’ve got wonderful news to tell all of you!

Remember the photo-set I published of my close friend, Harvey Lee, who donned the Halloween skull makeup?

I got notified by GuruShots at 8 AM on the 29th December 2019 after submitting 4 out of 6 of the photos from that photo-set to one of their competitions they ran in their app, and the good news is because I applied after paying an application fee, I hadn’t anticipated it, but I got chosen!

The four photos in question are officially going to be exhibited at the Espaço Espelho D’Agua Gallery in Lisbon! The exhibition is titled: “Photographer of the Year” and will be exhibited from Friday 21st February to Sunday 23rd February 2020!

I was itching to tell all of you because it ended 2019 with an almighty bang and has kicked off this year perfectly with a bang! I’ve got so much excitement for this year and I cannot wait to show all of you what I’ve got planned in store for this year!

The 4 photos that are going to be exhibited at the Espaço Espelho D’Agua Gallery in Lisbon are:

Also, there’s more good news on the horizon!

The photography series I’ve been working on for almost three years now, The Concept of Expression, is going to be turned into a book!

Over the course of 2020, I will be working on the book as I’m aiming for the book to be less wordy and more photo-based, but it will contain helplines from various mental health charities and companies as I want the series to raise awareness for anyone battling mental health as I encourage everyone who battles mental health to get their voices heard.

I really want to make a positive difference as I want it to be my way of giving back good to this world, especially in this day and age now where mental health is starting to be recognised and acknowledged.

What a way to kick off 2020 and the new decade!

Also, kicking off the leap year in style, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games are not far behind and I cannot wait for the Olympic Games!

This year is shaping up to be the most exciting year yet!

Welcome to 2020! May your year be filled with joy, happiness, love and fun times!

Alex Smithson

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“Mistakes have to be made in order for them to be fixed, making mistakes and fixing them helps us all get better at something, so that it makes us stronger each time.” – Alex Smithson

“Don’t let anyone in the world tell you that you’re ready for anything. Tell the world that you are ready to do the things what you want to do in life on your own terms, and not on anyone else’s terms.” – Alex Smithson

“In life, we all have to make sacrifices in order to become better at certain things we weren’t better at before, and by making sacrifices, this will make us all become stronger in ourselves, all of us will also believe in ourselves more for the sacrifices we’ve made, and at the end, all of the hard work and effort will pay off. Make sacrifices to make ends meet, and also make sacrifices so that all of the hard work and effort you’ve made pays dividends.” – Alex Smithson

“Define yourself as someone who has the energy to reach their potential and become the best at something.

Don’t define yourself to look like you’ve got no potential. Define yourself to show everyone what you can do, and not the other way around.

Don’t let anyone define you and make you into something that makes you look like the bad character. Define yourself as a good character, and go and strive for every opportunity that’s available.

Take a chance, make a change, and do the things you want to do, all for the right reasons.” – Alex Smithson

“Don’t hate yourself. Love yourself and be strong for yourself. Don’t let anyone bring you down. Ride through the pain and you’ll get through it with strength, determination and courage. Remember this, you have to go through the pain in order to become stronger, not just on the outside, but also on the inside.” – Alex Smithson

“Lifelines are thrown at us to help us get stronger at what we do.
Make the most of every opportunity wisely and make those opportunities you get worth your while.
Go for every opportunity available now whilst you still can, because they might never come around again in your life.” – Alex Smithson

“Hey, always remember this. Be who you want to be & don’t let the world form you into something you’re not. Make the world accept you.” – MarQuis Trill

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

“Do more of what makes you happy.” – Alfie Deyes

“It’s not where you begin that matters. It’s where you end up.” – Joey Graceffa

“This will be a revolution of inquiring further, of not worrying about winning other people’s approval, of not wishing you were someone else but perfectly content to be who you are. Someone unique, and rare, and fearless. I want to start a revolution of love.” – Madonna

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success”. – Swami Sivananda

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

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