2021 in the Rearview Mirror

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Things to remember from this year:

Times are still tough. Pandemic is still here. People are still struggling.

Be respectful. Be kind.

Support small businesses and living (local or not) artists.

Hope for a better, “more good” 2022.

Water's Soul at night. ©Alina Oswald.
Water’s Soul at night. ©Alina Oswald.
Little Island, NYC. ©Alina Oswald.
NYC Pride and sunset over Lower Manhattan. ©Alina Oswald.
Blue Tribute Lights from the Oculus to the September 11 Tribute Lights in NYC, as seen from One WTC Observatory on 9/11/2021.
Aerial view of the blue Tribute Lights in Lower Manhattan, NYC, on September 11, 2021. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the Oculus on September 11, 2021. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the Oculus on September 11, 2021. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
The A List awards. ©Alina Oswald.
Photographing Art from the Heart owner, award-winning filmmaker, and LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS activist Wolfgang Busch at The A List award ceremony 2021, in Long Island, NY.
Art from the Heart owner, Wolfgang Busch, with his brand new A-List 2021 award in Long Island, NY. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 80th Anniversary. ©Alina Oswald.
A few iPhone images from The Brooklyn Nutcracker 2021 performance at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Avram Finkelstein.
The Brooklyn Nutcracker 2021 performance at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Avram Finkelstein. Pamflet cover designed by Avram Finkelstein.
A few iPhone images from The Brooklyn Nutcracker 2021 performance at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Avram Finkelstein.
The Brooklyn Nutcracker 2021 performance at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Avram Finkelstein. Pamflet cover designed by Avram Finkelstein.
The Photographer - self-portrait in black and white. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
The Photographer – self-portrait in black and white. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
Water's Soul is an 80ft sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa opened to the public on a Jersey City pier. Photo by Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
Water’s Soul is an 80ft sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa opened to the public on a Jersey City pier. Photo by Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.
My 2021 in Review. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.

Click here for more links to articles and images published this year.

As always, thanks for stopping by and I wish you a safe, warm, healthy, and Happy New Year!

Happy 2022 to you all!

Alina Oswald

Published by Alina Oswald

Alina Oswald is a writer, photographer, and arts editor covering LGBTQIA, HIV and AIDS, and most recently COVID-19 related stories. Published nationally and internationally, she is a member of the Undetectable flash collective, Arts Editor of A&U--Art & Understanding Magazine and Out IN Jersey Magazine, and the author of Journeys Through Darkness: A Biography of award-winning, legally blind photographer Kurt Weston. Alina Oswald is also a teaching artist, offering tutoring photography sessions online and in person. Contact her at alinaoswald.com.

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