Bert McLendon is a photographer in Austin, Texas, who volunteered at Help Portrait event in Raleigh, N.C. in 2010. He was so inspired by the idea that he pursued a personal project in a similar vein. He shared this note with us, and we asked him if we could share his story here. "A few [...]
Help-Portrait Franklin is a group just south of Nashville, Tenn. They have four planning committee members and 40-50 volunteers for setup and the day. Last year's and this year's HP event is held at New Hope Academy, a private Christian school in Franklin which reserves 50 percent of its seats for low-income children with a commitment to launch [...]
We'd like to thank World Vision Report for talking to Jeremy about Help-Portrait earlier this month. It is a great interview - check it out! About World Vision Report: The Edward R. Murrow Award-winning World Vision report is a weekly radio program that captures the human drama behind global issues and events. More information and [...]
Help-Portrait community - Jeremy Cowart needs your help. Jeremy has been asked to speak at the 2011 TEDxNashville in April. We are excited for him to share about Help-Portrait and the stories from our community. Help-Portrait and TEDx are a perfect combination. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Beginning in 1984 as [...]
Nashville singer/songwriter Andy Davis (@AndyDavis) is no stranger to the Help-Portrait community. Davis was one of the songwriters that penned the song inspired by H-P titled “I See You” (get the free download from Noisetrade if you haven’t!). When we saw that Davis is raising support for his next album, we wanted to share this [...]
We have been receiving a handful of emails from people around the world looking to have their photo taken at a Help-Portrait event. This is awesome. This is awesome because that means that our photographers are getting the word out and people who could benefit from this day are hearing. Here's the thing. We at [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lori Mahon press@help-portrait.com HELP-PORTRAIT HELD WORLDWIDE ON SATURDAY, 04 DECEMBER 2ND ANNUAL EVENT EXPANDS, BROADCASTS LIVE ONLINE NASHVILLE, TN -- November 30, 2010 -- This Saturday on the 4th of December, thousands of photographers and volunteers worldwide will unite for the second annual Help-Portrait event. The idea behind Help-Portrait is [...]
Thank you to our friends at Formula One for sharing an interview with H-P founder Jeremy Cowart! Check it out and help share the vision of Help-Portrait.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lori Mahon press@help-portrait.com PHOTOGRAPHERS UNITE FOR 2ND ANNUAL HELP-PORTRAIT: 04 DEC 2010 PARTNERSHIP WITH RITZ & WOLF CAMERA & IMAGE NASHVILLE, TN -- November 5, 2010 -- In 2009, Help-Portrait began as an idea that transformed into a movement in just three months. The idea behind Help-Portrait is simple: 1. [...]
Today (28 Oct 2010) Fast Company included a post "When Brands Win Hearts and Minds They Have Nothing to Lose" that featured the Help-Portrait video. Check it out here!