Alexis came with her mother and grandmother. We talked a bit, and then Alexis’s mother told me a very fun fact. She got engaged in the very room where these pictures were taken.



Here’s where you can read about 30 Strangers and what it’s all about.

Here’s a visual summary of our 30 Strangers project from 2009. What’s the 30 Strangers project? Here’s where you can read about this portrait project and fund raiser. And while the photographs have all been taken, we aren’t finished yet. We’re planning an exhibit for July 2nd (more details to follow soon) and I can’t wait. I just got off the phone with Kent Miles who has agreed to help me sequence the show. Kent has had more gallery exhibitions than any other photographer in Utah (solo or group shows) and having his input will make all the difference. It’s all in the details, don’t you know.
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Justin Hackworth photographs strangers, friends, acquaintances, and he wants to photograph you.
We’re excited to announce a new photography project coming up next month. It’s called 30 Strangers: Generations, and it’s inspired by the 30 Strangers project I completed in June 2008. (See it here). The idea behind the project is to photograph 30 portraits of 30 strangers in 30 days.
This year, every day in April, I will photograph a different mother and daughter whom I’ve never met. We’re hoping that on many days we’ll have not just two generations, but three or four.
Want to be part of the project? Believe me, spots will go fast. To participate, please read the info carefully on this page.
I can’t stress that enough. Please read all the info carefully before you contact us. That page will give you everything you need to know about the project–when, where, why–and how to let us know you want to be involved.
As part of the project, we’ll be raising some money for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, a shelter and safe house here in Provo. If you want to make a donation too, it’s so easy.
Once our project begins, daily updates will be posted here, so stay tuned.

Pictured above are participants from last year’s project.
Last year, the 30 Strangers project was a big success. Right now, we’re working out the details for our 30 Strangers project–2009. Details will follow soon that will include when we’ll be doing the project, as well as who we’ll be looking to photograph and how we’ll present the finished work. There will be some changes from how we did things last year.
As we talk further regarding our plans for the project, I just get so excited. That’s why I couldn’t resist writing a post about it. Stay tuned and I’ll let you know all about it.
30 Strangers - 2008