I don't make New Year's resolutions these days, but still thought that I needed to put down some core target Fine Art Photography milestones for 2025:

My first action (partially completed) has been to get myself some dedicated business cards to promote my creative activities and potentially use future "collectible" backcard photo designs as another revenue stream (i.e. limited edition, signed on the front card etc.)

Sell more physical copies of my "Two Tone Toon" book to local and national institutions & libraries - this has thus far been a frustrating endeavour, with surprisingly poor response, but I will persevere!  Anyone who'd like a signed copy of the book can contact me directly via info@art-photography.me for further information and prices - I'm happy to include personalised art prints of any of the book's images as part of any order.

Investigate potential funding for my next book project - I am quietly curating some of my images of Gloucestershire, Berwick and Northeast England coastal subjects, but financial pressures would be eased if I could find an effective way of continuing Fine Art Photography pursuits full-time.  Has anyone had recent success with crowdsourcing art projects, if not already an established name?

Convert "Two Tone Toon" book to ebook format and sell the chapters as self-contained books online, and hopefully expanding the content of these books with additional images and text that I was unable to include in the physical book.  There'll be quite a bit of research required to ensure my copyrighted material and the ebooks themselves are not illegally copied/stolen.

Occasional corporate event photography projects, if opportunities arise, as I enjoyed the challenge last year, but still not keen to go down this avenue too deeply.

Expand my email mailing list of potential patrons and newsletter/blog updates.  This is maybe something my social media followers could sign-up to, if there is a continued interest in my creative journey.  Fine Art Photography Contact Page For Andrew Pounder

Sell more wall art!  https://art-photography.uk/shop

Have a real-world art gallery exhibition of my wall art, alongside a representative gallery willing to share risks and rewards.

Create a new online exhibition gallery with fresh/new photography.

Double my Instagram followers organically, so feel free to forward on my @ArtPhotoMe profile to colleagues, family and friends - the current count is 829 followers, so I will see how things look by comparison at the end of the year.

Finally, 2025 brought a new feline member into the family, as the home has felt quite empty after the loss of my elderly pal, Trotski, early last year.  Kitticus-Maximus is the name I will continue to try and make him respond to, but so far, "CAT!" is having the desired beckoned response.