Celebrate Life will be moving to it’s very own blog very soon. Keep checking back for news and updates for 2009.
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
-Winston Churchill
I have a little something in the works for 2007, that I am very excited about. I have been thinking on it for a while now and I know that as I go along it will grow and change, just like everything eventually does. So what is it? It is the seed of an idea, for a charity of sorts – but not so much a charity as it is a Celebration on the human spirit.
so what better name for it than… A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
after all as photographers that is what we are doing, celebrating those things that make us who we are.
So to explain… ( I know I am long winded – that comes from having and Irish husband LOL)
I have often come across people in my community who are going through something in their lives whether it be sickness, recovery, a birth that has overcome great odds an adoption, and my automatic response to those stories is that I want to reach out to them and offer them a photography session ( free of charge of course). Something that would document this time in their lives, wheather it be to leave behind memories for those they love or to comemorate a happy and joyful time.
To me the images that we take mean so much more than just a time and a place- they are a celebration of our lives.
“If these pictures have anything important to say to future generations , it is this: I was here, I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picure.”
-Mark Romanek
So I challenge you to nominate your friends or those you have heard of who are deserving of such a celebration. Take an active roll in those lives around you- notice the beauty in one another. I will be creating a separate email address for applications of nomination to be sent to. For now they can be sent to asheaphoto@hotmail.com
I will choose three applications per year ( for now) that truly merrit a session.
Applications:
Your application of nomination must include your information ( name ,email address and phone number as well as a detailed description as to why you feel this person or people deserve a session)
Also you must include their name, address, email address and phone number.
I am hoping that in time this “paying it forward” will catch on and other photographers will participate in what I feel is a wonderful way to celebrate the human spirit!
I will be updating information here as needed.
Angela