FOCUSED dispatch | Ami Vitale
Eds note: FOCUSED has blessed me with many things: inspiration. excitement. passion. stress. happiness. All this multiplied as a result of hearing the stories from around the globe of the cameras being put to use. One thing I could have never predicted was that one little idea from a napkin would put me in contact [...]
bon voyage FOCUSED cameras…
This week, the first five FOCUSED cameras are beginning their journeys across the globe with the final camera departing Monday, October 31st. The first camera kit – each one different (above with a k1000 and 28mm f/2.8 lens) – is travelling approximately 8350 miles to Delhi, India, and into the hands of one of the [...]
the FOCUSED camera kits
How about a little sneak peak at the kits that will be travelling the world to the 200 photojournalists participating in FOCUSED? There will be at least five kits heading out to everywhere and anywhere from the White House press pool to the Super Bowl to a warzone in Afghanistan to a neighborhood in New [...]
about FOCUSED
FOCUSED Project Synopsis • The Mission: One camera. One click. One moment. In an age where digital photography, the Internet, and motor drives have accelerated the process of image-making, the thought, vision and construction of the decisive moment gets lost in the rush. FOCUSED will bring a diverse group of photojournalists from across the [...]
FOCUSED benefits
Proceeds from FOCUSED benefit the following international nonprofits and programs that are dedicated to photography education for youth. Please visit their sites to learn more about what they do and who your contribution will be helping. Critical Exposure is a nonprofit that teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices [...]
donate to FOCUSED
FOCUSED is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of FOCUSED must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. DONATE
FOCUSED photographers
Thank you to the amazing photographers – from students to Pulitzer Prize winners – who are signing up daily to contribute their time and a click for FOCUSED. This project is a labor of love for our craft and FOCUSED couldn’t happen without you. Sam Abell William Albert Allard Johnny Andrews Ying Ang Zack Arias [...]