Perfectly fitting that the year of the Dragon would also mark the end of the world (as we know it) – with the Mayan Calendar predicting an evolved and enhanced state of spiritual awareness – at least for those who haven’t found themselves “third-eye-blind”.

Whether the end of 2012 will also bring change to the world “as I see it” will be a mystery till then – but for now, these are some of the random photographs I’ve been lucky enough to capture since entering the year of the Dragon.