Project Childhood Update

The Project Childhood winner was announced on Mother's Day and went to Karima White for her image of a nine-year-old refugee from Somalia. A fantastic image and well deserving winner! You can see her image, along with the other top six entries at the Project Childhood and blog. My photo of Ava received 6th place!


Click here to view a video of her session!

Although accolades are nice, it's important to remember the reason behind this all. Christopher Lee, the founder of Project Childhood said, "Giving of ourselves is really the only investment that never fails, and over the course of the past month, several photographers from across the world united to give freely of themselves for the sake of one cause: TO CELEBRATE CHILDHOOD.

I have gained enough wisdom in this short-lived life of mine to know that our actions are the cornerstone of positive change in this world. Words are nice, and necessary at first, but real change must begin with action. With motion--motion set into place by the simple belief that we can make a difference.

I called upon photographers to utilize their art and their passion for something beyond themselves, for something that in essence contributed to the greater good of our society, and I was never at a loss when it came to willing participants and heartfelt stories. Perhaps this sounds a bit overly-wrought with drama (I mean, this is the end of PROJECT CHILDHOOD 2008), but idealism coupled with the strength to endure hardship can take us far in this world, and so I speak in a voice that demands attention and comes straight from the heart. Children are the future. Children are mirrors of the past, reflections of who we are today, and who we will be tomorrow."