The end is just the beginning…
March 24, 2012
or so they say.
But in our case this couldn’t be more true. Now that Ben and Julie have completed the assignment in Guatemala we begin the post production process in preparation for the public outreach portion of this project-and this is where you come in. We’re going to need funds and ideas in order to get these photos and stories out in front of the public. We’ll be brainstorming ideas but would love to have other input-so if you have an idea-let us know. After we’ve decide what we’ll be doing, we’ll put together a pitch on Kickstarter and at that point you can help make it a reality. Stay tuned!
Finally, my deepest gratitude goes out to Ben and Julie for making this happen. I’ll miss reading their posts everyday but look forward to the next steps!
Best,
Tim Ryan
Founder, Project Exposure
Entourage
March 23, 2012
So often a person’s perspective of another culture is formed by what they get from the media and until they have firsthand knowledge that suffices for “understanding”. But when we get to know people on a one to one basis like Ben and Julie are doing this week, you find that those perceptions are often times misinformed. Not until you get “on the ground” and meet people in their environment do you start to get a real understanding of their life and just as importantly, your own life and where you fit into the scheme of things. That’s one of the real beauties of photography like this-it opens doors into the world that you can never imagine.
One of our “missions” if you will, is to bridge the cultural gap and create understanding between people through photography-I like to think that Project Exposure photographers are citizen ambassadors, bridging that gap on every assignment.
