As you may know, the workshop that we have planned and worked so very hard to promote, was put on indefinite postponement this summer as it became clear that the economic landscape was just too much to overcome. We hope that sometime in the future the times and interest will develop and alllow us to bring it all back.
Meanwhile, it was our most disappointing task to let our new friends at the partner organizations know that we would not be coming.
They were probably more disappointed than we were.
We did not want to let them down.
We decided to try a different tack.
We decided we'd put together a team of photographers to put together an essay that looks at the work of a number of these small organizations that are doing some pretty amazing work. By treating it as one essay, we could cover more ground in a short time and create an essay that blends four styles.
The thing is, these kinds of projects are not exactly cheap to pull off, especially on an economic landscape where publications buy pictures but do not fund essays.
The new landscape is more about crowd-sourcing and grant-writing to find the funds to give these people a voice in photographs.
It is with that in mind that we have launched a project fundraiser on Kickstarter.com to to make this project a reality.
Two things make such a campaign a success, a project that people believe in, and lots of networking: spreading the word, retweeting, Facebook posting, until so many people know about it that it must succeed.
This is really important because, through the Kickstarter model, the goal that we set to cover our project costs, must be met in pledges.
If we miss the goal, none of the funds are collected.
Spreading the word is absolutely key.
Please visit the site, watch the video, meet my colleagues, learn a little about the organizations we will photograph.
Be inspired.
Meanwhile, it was our most disappointing task to let our new friends at the partner organizations know that we would not be coming.
They were probably more disappointed than we were.
We did not want to let them down.
We decided to try a different tack.
We decided we'd put together a team of photographers to put together an essay that looks at the work of a number of these small organizations that are doing some pretty amazing work. By treating it as one essay, we could cover more ground in a short time and create an essay that blends four styles.
The thing is, these kinds of projects are not exactly cheap to pull off, especially on an economic landscape where publications buy pictures but do not fund essays.The new landscape is more about crowd-sourcing and grant-writing to find the funds to give these people a voice in photographs.
It is with that in mind that we have launched a project fundraiser on Kickstarter.com to to make this project a reality.
Two things make such a campaign a success, a project that people believe in, and lots of networking: spreading the word, retweeting, Facebook posting, until so many people know about it that it must succeed.
This is really important because, through the Kickstarter model, the goal that we set to cover our project costs, must be met in pledges.If we miss the goal, none of the funds are collected.
Spreading the word is absolutely key.
Please visit the site, watch the video, meet my colleagues, learn a little about the organizations we will photograph.
Be inspired.
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