I'm thinking about all the things I want to do about making a more sustainable lifestyle. On a personal level this means making a real commitment to living closer to the earth, and the challenges this means in terms of living in a city, as I currently buy my food from supermarkets instead of growing it (yet); and drive a motorcycle and a car.

Obvious points to research are how to limit my own carbon footprint, ways that I can personally offset this in terms of returning energy as well as simply consuming it.

In terms of my work in photography, I want to document this exciting transitional time in so many ways; the way the face of London is changing; what people do with their lives; the hopeful and discouraging things; finding people (and organisations) who are making steps in the right direction, and examples of how we ignore the short time we have left - before we are the ones (rather than people in China or Africa or Burma) who have to deal with the constraints of government, the earthquakes, the floods, the rising water. I suspect that most people will not choose to change their lifestyle until they have no choice left, and I don't want to be one of those people.

The trouble is, like everyone else, I'm excited by the ways I can direct my energy towards making a good living, networking with other people, enjoying my life and making progress in the direction I want my life to go. How this can fit into making more of a commitment towards staying in London and reducing my personal negative effects as a consumer on the environment is the big challenge. It feels daunting, but as yet I haven't made the steps necessary to begin my own change. Herein lies the work. I think lists are in order, to start to look at the priorities of things I can do. So much to do, so little time to do it in...