This past week I received the nicest thank you note from Julie Sotomura. She thanked me for recognizing her project during Charity Fest here on the blog. The first thing that hit me is what a class act it was to send a hand-written note, but here’s what really hits me the hardest:
I’m more a marketing [...]
The process of collecting guest posts for Charity Fest has been a learning experience in itself. It’s incredible the variety of ways people have been moved to give back. Better yet, look at the variety of ways professional photographers are using their cameras, their skillset and their influence to create awareness for each different project. [...]
Some times involvement in charitable projects comes from an event that hits so close to home, you can’t help but be inspired to be involved and give back. Over a year ago, Yervant and Anie Zanazanian experienced a family crisis with their youngest son, Robie. If you’ve met Yervant and Anie or heard Yervant speak, [...]
Charity Fest has brought out an incredibly diverse series of projects, all from photographers who are giving back, but here’s an event where photographers and a company, Pictage, gave back. They recruited hundreds of volunteers to help create new family keepsakes for memories lost in the 2005 Katrina disaster. So, the industry’s leading provider of [...]
Just when I thought I had a terrific idea, somebody launches a better one…check out OpenShade, a blog dedicated to photographers who are giving back! Established by Seshu, Lara and Parris it’s the perfect testimonial to how the passion for making a difference can evolve into something tangible, in this case an exchange of ideas on giving [...]
I’ve often written about what a small industry professional photography really is and my recent connection to Phil Borges is a prime example. We’ve shared a lot of the same friends in the industry for many years, but really don’t know each other very well. A print of his, which was a gift from a friend [...]
One of the key participants in the Charity Fest blog series has been Peter Garr. Not only is Peter’s involvement a prime example of social media working the way it should, but he’s a great example of just how small the world really is getting to be. Peter saw my Tweet requesting stories from photographers who were [...]
I had no idea when I put out the call to action that Charity Fest would bring out such diverse involvement. Meet Jen May a photographer from California. Her passion to give back took her to Cambodia, but my favorite part of what she wrote is:
“I’ve learned that I don’t have to travel across the [...]
“According to the most recent official estimate, approximately 675,000 people are homeless on any given night. In any given year, 2.5 to 3.5 million people will experience at least one night of homelessness. Though the numbers are difficult to track, the Alliance estimates that roughly one million more people will become homeless as a result [...]
Some times being involved in your community can start with the most basic use of your photographic skills. Here’s a great example of how Ron Diesslin and his wife are using their photographic and design skills to help the local school system with a new yearbook. Virtually every community in the US has experienced the challenges of cutbacks in [...]
