top 25 of 2011

i went through some of the photos on this blog and compiled what i think to be my top favorite photos from 2011. they were all chosen for different reasons, whether it meant something personal to me, or i just looked the way it looked, the story behind the image, or because i just wanted to try something new and different from my usual and liked the result. some were taken with my phone, others with my camera. they are in no particular order. i had many more favorites, but decided to narrow it down to 25.