We have embarked on a brand new year, let’s welcome Year 2026. Reflecting back on Year 2025, looking ahead at this new Year 2026, what wold this year be like? It looks like more uncertainties and continuation of a difficult and challenging world economy, marked with geo-political tensions in different parts of the world. On a personal note, I have family health matters to manage and shoulder in 2026. After much thinking and consideration of my situation and Year 2026 ahead, I have chosen my Yearly Theme 2026 (Photography | Travel | Creative | Heritage).
Why use a Yearly Theme? How to Choose a Yearly Theme?
I am inspired by Fernando Gros “How to choose a Yearly Theme”, this is my 7th year writing and announcing a Yearly Theme (since 2020), an approach that I personally feel that it’s more forward looking for a new future, a new era of working, thinking and how we connect as an individual, as a collective, society and the world. It’s not that goal settings or setting resolutions are no longer popular or useful, they still have a purpose and it still works for some people or industries.
Recap of previous Yearly Themes
Before I announce my Yearly Theme 2026 for my photography, travel, creative and heritage, let me bring you back in time, looking at my previous Yearly Themes through a recap below:
- Yearly Theme 2020: Striving to Excel
- Yearly Theme 2021: Recovery and Rejuvenation
- Yearly Theme 2022: Onward
- Yearly Theme 2023: Explore
- Yearly Theme 2024: Ignite
- Yearly Theme 2025: Create
Yearly Theme 2026 (Photography | Travel | Creative | Heritage) – “Reframe”
Now, announcing my Yearly Theme 2026 (Photography | Travel | Creative | Heritage) – “Reframe”.
Why “Reframe”?
First and foremost, my TGH Photography and Travel portal/blog is celebrating 20 years of visual storytelling in April 2026 (this website started on 10 April 2006). Secondly, my TGH Photography business is entering into its 10th year in January 2026 (photography business started in January 2017).
I chose this theme “Reframe”, something that I can relate closely to, celebrating two milestones in 2026 for my photography, visual storytelling and content creation, reflecting on my past two decades, my journeys, ups and downs, achievements, growth and development.
Thereafter, looking ahead into future, how can I improve, change and adapt my forms of visual storytelling and content creation in a ever changing digital era of social media and AI, as well as, how can I place my visual stories collection into a new frame or a different frame, that I would like to share more with my clients, followers and supporters.
How am I going to “Reframe” my visual storytelling in 2026?
Photography / Heritage / Creative
Be more personal and heart-warming visual stories in heritage, culture and arts
Through gaining more experiences, interactions and connections in 2025 with fellow creatives, artists, visual storytellers, and subject matter experts from other genres, I learned a lot from them through their inspirations, creative and artistic works.
In 2026, I hope that I am able to create good opportunities for cross/interdisciplinary content creation, collaborations and possible special projects, continuing to produce more heart-warming visual stories in heritage, culture and arts.
I also feel it’s time to revisit and re-explore my personal photography further and deeper from my usual styles and approaches of my visual storytelling. That’s where “Reframe” theme comes into play, it might just open a new genre or direction for me.
Publishing 20 years of visual storytelling selected works/projects into zines
One of my planned celebrations for my 20 years of visual storytelling is to produce different zines from my 20 years archives of visual stories and photography. It’s time to bring some of my heritage documentation projects to life, into a physical print.
Travel
At the start of this year 2026, I would not go into any travel plans or destinations that I would want to go. I would love to break the duck and finally go on overseas holiday adventures, restarting my travel writing and travel photography.
On the local travel side of things back home in Singapore, with this “Reframe” theme, I would look at different sectors or areas of interests to share more unique and interesting travel stories in Singapore for both locals and overseas travellers visiting Singapore.
Thank you for your support and encouragement!
To my family, relatives, friends, followers and supporters who supported me through my visual storytelling, photography, technology writing, social media marketing, especially those that make the effort to read, not assuming thinking you know everything about me, or my business model operations, and making the effort to know more and understand, without judgement or putting me down, I sincerely thank you for your support and encouragement!
Year 2026 will have new and different levels of stress, pressure and challenges. I will adapt and “Reframe” my mind, heart and soul, change and adapt accordingly when different situations arise.