It’s always fun meeting a Twitter friend IRL (In Real Life). About a week ago, I met Children’s book author Judi Riley at a book signing after we’d been tweeting for several months. She mentioned that she’s been hounded about getting an author photo for a while, but hasn’t been able to get to it.
Not long ago, she suffered crush injuries to her arms as a result of a cabinet coming off a wall and pinning them to her washer/dryer. They’re still in splints, making it difficult to juggle being a mom to her young child and promoting their books (he has books of his own).
Coincidentally, I caught wind of a movement called Help-Portrait where photographers were called upon to take a picture of someone in need and simply give it to them, on or around December 12th.
We got together at a Christmas Maui Tweetup that day and did some shooting. The results couldn’t have been more rewarding.
It’s interesting that it should take a groundswell movement like this to prompt photographers (or anyone else) to think about donating their time, equipment and expertise to someone in need. Everybody needs to make a living, but every once in a while, it’s good to take time out and give back, even if it’s not the holiday season.
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I am so grateful for everyone who has helped me relearn to fly xo! http://peterliuphoto.com/2009/12/14/giving-back-with-photography/
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