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Show 12 BEYOND CAMPUS FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM ACK: ONE PICTURE AT A TIME IVIN Tory Hallenburg Staff Reporter Once a year, photographers all over the word come together to give photos instead of take them. This charity event, backed by an international community called Help Portrait, has a simple mission to take and give away professional portraits to those in need. While this is a global movement, Salt Lake has its very own established Help Portrait community. In 2009, Chris discovered Help Dickinson Portrait. It was originally based in Tennessee and founded by n Help Portrait team understands that precious photos and memories were lost. Cowart is asking as many people as possible to be apart of the Help Portraits happening in the effected areas. We cant replace those memories but we can mark the beginning of a new chapter, say Cowart. The invitation to be apart of what Help Portrait of offers is extended to orphans, homeless, single parents, elderly, vets, and families. and Its heartbreaking very emotional how grateful some people can be, said Guy Wheelwright, a volunteer photographer who normally catalogs architectural images for his San Francisco-base- d company. It sure is a nice feeling though; we love doing it. low-inco- T i me celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart. Help Portrait revolves around four simple ideas: 1. Find someone in need. 2. Take their portrait. 3. Print their portrait. 4. Deliver it to them. Dickinson brought the program to Utah four years ago and h, all particiBy has been heading it ever since. pants will receive a disc with A lot of people are sufferprofessionally edited pictures, ing, said Dickinson. Its nice plus a printed portrait. to help people smile again The photographers agree to refind their dignity. lease all copyrights so that famiHelp Portrait Utah conlies can the shots, print tinues to grow every year. The and post them on social Wasatch Front now has three copies sites as desired. different locations for this networking Last year, the Salt Lake loevent: Ogden, Kaysville, and cation photographed 1,600 Salt Lake. Last year not only people. photographers gave their time This year, the Help-Portrand skills, but also make-u- p Salt Lake City event will be artists, hair stylists, local printheld at the Columbus Center ing companies, and general vol(2530 South 500 East) in the unteers to help coordinate the gymnasium from 10am to 5pm. crowds. If youd like to volunteer (PhoThe photographs produced Assistant, Greeter, from the event are not meant tographer, Chris Dickcontact etc), please for the photographers websites, erson at 801.703.3297. or portfolios, or profit. Each picture is meant as a gift. No money is involved. In two years Help Portrait Cowart, the founder of Help grew from an idea to: Portrait, encourages the coordinators to keep it simple. Its 10,574 photographers easy for photographers to go over the top with lights, back12,654 volunteers and software. drops, expensive 1,062 locations However, this event is simply 54 countries about using a camera to connect 1 01 ,596 portraits given to someone and change a life with one simple photograph. Internationally, Help Por...and this is just the trait is focusing on the devastabeginning. tion from Hurricane Sandy. The 4 I i! 'j I I a 1 mid-mont- -10 ail People and families ofall shapes and sizes are invited to participate in the annual Help Portrait event. ait Photo Courtesy of i and Q 0 f9 Deliver Them |