Recently, I embarked on a project to re-organise my archives. Starting this project, my top drawer was strewn with various hard drives with various personal and commercial work from different and predominantly random points in time. My Lightroom catalogue had over 150,000 photos—which was daunting at this project's start. The project then evolved into re-discovery, nostalgia and, ultimately, new inspiration.

After diving into my catalogue, I stumbled across images I had entirely forgotten. Images that had been overlooked were never edited or written off as bad photos. Over time and through a new lens, these photos had taken on new meaning. Subsequently, becoming inspiration on their own without the need for the broader context within which the photos were taken, the images themselves were the story. Looking back at these photos allowed me to appreciate the pictures as I would someone else’s work. Having a thoughtful review of these photos allowed me to see them in a new light, re-editing them - or not - into an altogether better image. Applying new skills acquired in the months and years since the original photo was taken allowed me to truly reinvent these photos into ones I would be proud to show the world.

Intentionality, in this context, is the practice of purpose. Knowing before the action the desired outcome and having a clear and defined process to achieve this. It is a principle you can apply to almost all tasks. I believe it has improved my creative work tenfold, facilitating a creative process which has allowed me in a short space of time to create work which I am proud of, work that I hope will lead to my first exhibition - perhaps - or new commissions or publications in magazines I admire.

Intentionality is a practice I have consciously inserted into many aspects of my life with excellent results; creatively and professionally, I hope this short piece of writing may inspire you to look at the tasks in your life more intentionally.