New York City, Financial District.

Weird sighting while crossing 6th Avenue.

When I was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina, we heard of a study that reported that the most lucrative major was not law, business or medicine, but geography.

Turns out this was a lesson in statistical outliers as one graduate made hundreds of millions of dollars in a few years.

Many people will try to forget that 2008 was, financially, one the worst year in modern history. Hopefully they won't.

· I figured out how to do HDR right.
·Â I travelled to Rome, Amsterdam, Dresden, New York City and Saskatoon.
· Professionally, I published 8 scientific papers.
· And I sold 5257 photographs.

Greenwich Village.

Compliments of my brother-in-law for his Christmas brunch. Tasted incredible.

Compliments of my brother-in-law for his Christmas brunch. Tasted incredible.

Courtyard of the Vatican Museum

Merry Christmas everyone.

Vatican Museum.

I wouldn't be surprised if the guy makes more money than I do.

Madame Tussaud Museum, NYC.

Quality time with Neil and Buzz.

Greenwich Village, NYC.

While we're on the subject of booze, here is a closer look at one of my birthday present.

My sister brought this very good and very interesting Polish herbal-flavoured vodka to a family brunch. Unfortunately I couldn't indulge in more than a shot glass since I was driving everybody home.

I used to love winter...that changed after the last one.