Day 10/365: A Record of Reality – Documenting Life When You're Sick
Kaohsiung | Ricoh GRIII
Day 10 isn't about creative vision or artistic intent. It's about showing up when you don't want to, when you can't, when you're too sick to care about composition or light or storytelling.
This is the gastroenterologist clinic I visited today. Clean lines, clinical signage, the sterile aesthetic of medical spaces. I shot it because I was there, because the 365 Project doesn't pause for illness or exhaustion or life getting in the way.
The Reality of a 365 Project
A 365 Project sounds romantic until you hit day 10 and you're too sick to lift the camera. The commitment isn't about inspiration—it's about discipline. Some days you document beauty. Other days you document survival.
This image is a record. Nothing more. The Ricoh GRIII came out of my pocket, I framed the clinic entrance, I pressed the shutter. No creative process, no artistic decisions. Just the act of maintaining the streak.
How to Keep Going When You're Sick
The bonus video covers this in detail, but the short version: lower your standards. A 365 Project isn't about 365 masterpieces—it's about 365 days of showing up. Some of those days will produce work you're proud of. Others will produce images like this one: functional, documentary, proof that you didn't quit.
The discipline matters more than the output. The habit matters more than the result. You keep the camera with you. You take the shot. You move forward.
Technical Non-Approach
Camera: Ricoh GRIII
Settings: Whatever the camera decided
Thought process: None
I didn't think about this shot. I didn't plan it. I pointed and clicked because that's what the project demands.
Gear: Ricoh GRIII
Location: Gastroenterologist Clinic, Kaohsiung
Project: 010/365