PhotoJ - Best of 2014

My three favorite pictures in 2014

First of all I have to say, that I liked a lot of pictures shown for the year of 2014, but this one really stuck in my head and it's one of my favorites. Because the moment it was shot is for a picture I think the perfect moment every photographer is searching for. But it is also really sad, that this really good picture developed from the suffering of a person and her harm.

I also really, really like this picture. It shows the brazilian trainer during the semi-final of the soccer world cup, as he pointed a player from Brazil that Germany, brazilians rival in the shown match, already scored 7 goals and Brazil none. Of course I think it is funny because I am german and we won the world cup and that was the biggest event of the year in Germany. That is why I really like this picture. Maybe it is not the best pictures of 2014 but for me the background story is really important for 2014

I saw more really good pictures in the slideshows and I wasn't sure which one I should take to my three favorites. So I just randomly chose this one. I like that picture because everything is harmonic in it. It shows a girl swimming with tunas. I think it looks really good how she swims and how the tunes swim around her. But also the moment in which the photo was taken, was really nice.

The best song

Happy

It was really hard to find the ''best'' song of 2014, because I liked so many during the year. But I decided I want to take ''Happy'' by Pharrell Williams, because like the title of the song, it always made me and the rest of the world happy. I think it was an almost unbelievable phenomen how this song boomed. I mean when you hear it, it just makes something with you, that you have to smile and feel the desire to dance and move. But that did other songs too. Anyways, that song was something ''special''.

The best movie

Unbroken

In this category, I didn't need so much time to decide which movie I liked the best, because there weren't that many movies I watched or even liked. But ''Unbroken'' really touched me. Usually I don't like movies about war and people fighting, killing and violating each other but that was not only about how an olympic star fought torturing and trying to escape. It was really emotional and touching And how a person can do everything if he believes, even forgiving, that totally got me.

The most important news story

Ebola

I'd definitely say, that ebola was the most important news story this year, because it killed so many people and spread so rapidly, that most of the people could just watch and couldn't do anything. In my opinion, the people who helped in Africa fighting against the disease and taking care of the infected and dead ones were the bravest people this year. Because they weren't afraid to get infected or even die from Ebola. They have my full respect!

The most important person

Malala Yousafzai

I really think Malala was the most important person in 2014, because with just 16 years old, she influenced I'd say the whole world with fighting so hard for women's and children's rights. I think she is so brave and strong. And I was really glad that she got the nobel prize for peace! With her fighting she really changed something and will change more and this goal, most of the people never reach. I mean she is just 16 years old! For me it is unbelievable.

The biggest sports story

FIFA Soccer World Cup

I think there is no question why I chose the Soccer World Cup as THE sports story 2014?! First of all Germany is a Soccer-nation like America is with Football and second of all, we won!! This ''fairytail'' was just unbelievable and amazing. We really won again after 20 years! 

My holidays

1. I will definitely remember our trip to Dallas on the first weekend of the holidays. We went to Dallas to visit friends of my host family. It was such a nice trip, because it was only my host mom, her daughter and granddaughter and me. We had such a nice time with all of my mom's friends and rest of the family in Dallas on that ''girl's trip''

2. I don't really have resolutions for 2015, because I think it is stupid to say you just start with the beginning of a new year and you can't start like a week before or something like that. Of course I try to do things better but these are not really so called resolutions. But if you really want to hear one I'd say I really try to enjoy the rest of my exchange year and when I'll come home I'll try to get better grades for my graduation in Germany.

3. I really look forward to see my friends and family back home in Germany again but I also look forward to meet more people here and just enjoy the rest of my ''american'' life.