...is a community project established by landscape photographer Chris Sale to promote the benefits of taking on a long term project. Inspired by a quote by Ansel Adams, the project encourages photographers to spend a year working to produce 12 photographs based on a central theme.

"The whole is greater than the sum if its parts".

Following these basic guidelines will help you to get the most out of the project:

• Identify 12 locations in your local area and commit to visiting one of these locations every week for a year

• Photograph each location at least once during winter, spring, summer and autumn

• At the end of the project, select the 12 photos that best show off your local area

Each month and each location should be represented in your final selection. The selected images would be perfect for a calendar showcasing the beauty of your local area that you could give to family and friends as a gift.

The main aim of the project is to help you to develop your skills as a landscape photographer. You will learn:

• The importance of planning and location research

• To fine-tune your compositions over time as your knowledge of an area grows

• To photograph the conditions as much as the landscape

Most of all I hope that you learn how projects can add purpose to your photography and help you to produce a body of work of which you can be proud.