The most fun of Charity Fest is reading about the variety of ways photographers have found to utilize their skill set to support a specific cause. In this case Kirsty Larmour, on the other side of the world, found herself wanting to help bridge the gap between cultures.  I don’t know Kirsty, except what she [...]

I’ll be the first to admit I’m a sucker for just about anything to do with pets.  I loved the fact that Janine Memon-Dietz wrote about working with abused animals.  Her Charity Fest story was the very first one in the pipeline, just minutes after I posted the call for this year’s stories.  She’s also the [...]

Every now and then there’s a blog that’s the equivalent of the monster buffet at Mandalay Bay - no theme, just a lot of great stuff! Hey, you have your secrets and I have mine – there’s more meat on this breakfast buffet than anyone should ever try and consume! (And if “Three Buffet Brian” is reading this, Mandalay Bay [...]

PWSPI kicked off the first step in its launch yesterday. One of the features we want to incorporate right from the beginning is a charitable arm of the new association. It was an easy decision: a portion of every membership fee will go to our charity division with donations rotating to different charities.  Most important of all we’ll be looking [...]

I’ve written a lot about the importance of being involved in your community since I started this blog.  It’s one of the most important aspects of your business. I heard Jay Conrad Levinson, the genius who coined the words “guerilla marketing”, speak at one of the PPA conventions years ago.  At that time he put being involved in [...]

Marc Braun took advantage of his photographic skill set and started the Akron Photowalk Group.  Okay, so for those of you outside Akron and even a few inside who want Sedona, it may not sound like much of a walk, but think about the contribution you can make in two different ways on a project like this.  First, [...]

Motivated to use his skill set to give back, Canadian photographer, Joel Séguin, started out inspired by his own infant son’s heart surgery.  That single incident has brought his help to dozens of different projects in the community.  While his story is great to read, his best comment and the advice for all of us [...]

What I loved most about Brady Withers’ giving back project was the “we” aspect.  Here’s a group of friends, all photographers, looking for a way to give back together and take advantage of their combined expertise and energy!  It’s a great concept and one that we’ll continue to follow and maybe I can talk Brady [...]

One of the truly fun things about social media is that very special social element.  In this case, Nick Rodrigues at Printmakers Inc. read my 2:00 a.m. blog and my request for stories about photographers giving back.   He sent me the email below.  I called and spoke with him, which opened a door to a wonderful [...]

Welcome to Charity Fest II and this year’s first contribution came from Mollie Tobias, a photographer in North Carolina.  She’s using her photographic skills in a unique way to be involved in the community.  
The best part of Charity Fest, for me, is that I get to talk to lots of new photographers and in turn, introduce [...]