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.

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Let’s all welcome and usher in the Year of the Rat! May the Year 2020 be a great year for you in your professional and personal life, wealth prosperity and great health! May the Year of the Rat be just like this fireworks, lighting up the skyline!

In case you missed it, here are my theme and goals for Year 2020. For this photography and travel portal/blog,

• Photography and Travel : http://blog.photojournalist-tgh.tv/photojournalism/theme-and-goals-for-year-2020-photography-and-travel

As for my Technology and Business Portal/Blog

• Technology and Personal : https://www.tangenghui.com/personal-stories/theme-and-goals-for-year-2020-technology-and-personal

For those who are keen to know more about how the Year 2020 would fare for your Chinese Zodiac, do visit and have a read on my article – 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals Outlook for 2020 by Joey Yap!

祝大家新年快乐，万事如意，生体健康，心想事成！

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I have also wrote about my goals and objectives for year 2019 for my other aspects of my portfolio in the areas of writing, technology, social media and other business interests, do visit and have a read!

With regards to my goals and objectives for year 2019, I have decided not to adopt specific and measureable goals to be written down method. Some goals  and objectives are not bound and determined by figures and monetary value.

Photography

Photography business

• Looking at events photography instant print services when required, the logistics, labour and costing.
• Fine tuning photography portfolio website
• Adding more photography works to porfolio website

Seeking Collaborations and Partnerships

Collaboration and partnerships with photographers, film makers, creatives, artists for projects, assignments. I had built up a few collaborations, I am continuing to spread the networks wider and further, you never know what you might get!

Instagram, I am not going to play the Instagram game, I just be myself and share whatever photographs that I am happy and comfortable with.

Inside EOS World Community, as a EOS World Community Ambassador, I hope to contribute back more whenever possible, to pass it on and pay it forward to the Canon photography community.

Personal photography projects

• Canon Mini Photo Printer x Travelers Factory Notebook
• Food and Whisky photography
• Heritage and Vintage collections and flea market
• Photography zines
• My second photo book (topic TBA)
• Personal heritage project (maybe on the topics of disappearing places or hawker food)

Major equipment upgrade

If the finances and budgeting for FY 2019 allows:

• I am looking at adding an iPad Pro or upgrading my Apple MacBook Pro, as well as a monitor for photo editing.
• A mirrorless camera (maybe Canon EOS M50) for social media, blogging and vlogging
• 2^nd hand DSLR (maybe a Canon EOS 5D Mark III) as a backup camera for commercial photography requirements.
• A used Canon speedlite (maybe a 580EX II) for a 2 x speedlite strobist setup

Miscellaneous

• Printing my own TGH Photography polo shirts
• New unorthodox 2-in-1 business name cards for photography busines and social media marketing

Travel

On a personal basis, I hope to find travel photographers kakis that like mountains, rainforests, nature, national parks. I have a list of travel destinations that I hope to fulfil in this year 2019

Destinations:

Mt Bromo, Indonesia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Kansai region, Japan (Autumn)

Hokkaido, Japan (Spring or Summer)

Northern Lights, Finland (Winter)

On a professional basis, travel photography assignments or projects are not easy to get, I still have a lot of areas to work on.

Last but not least

Last but not least, this is a reminder to myself to keep learning, adapting and improving. I must never be complacent and think that I know everything and anything.

Year 2019 has its own challenges and difficulties. We must keep on striving forward, adapting and conquer all the obstacles ahead.

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