What is 30 Strangers
A Justin Hackworth photography project. It went like this. For the entire month of April 2009 I made a portrait of a mother and daughter every day. 30 portraits – 30 days.
***UPDATE***
Our exhibition for the 30 Strangers 2009 project will be held on July 2, 2009 in Provo Utah from 6-9pm. The address is:
1 East Center Street, Suite 215.
Cool detail: On this evening only, at the opening reception, we’ll be doing another special fundraiser for the Center for Women & Children in Crisis. For a $25 donation to the Center, folks will receive a mother-daughter portrait session. You may choose select dates from July – September for your session.
What about those that would like their whole family photographed? For a $75 donation we’ll give them a free family portrait session. The Center does such critical work. We’re thrilled to be raising awareness and money for them. Thanks for how you’ve already contributed, and thanks in advance for letting others know about the opportunity to help.
If you just can’t make it on Thurday, the gallery will also be open on Friday night from 5-9 pm. Minus the party and opening night sizzle, you’ll still get to enjoy a great exhibit.
Everyone is invited. Don’t be a stranger. Come say hello.
Exhibit Sponsors
REMS
Lost Lake Studios
Pictureline
Epson
Alta Moda Bridal
The Mandate Press
Enizio Salon
Spoon Me
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Did you make any donations to a worthy cause?
One thing about the 30 Strangers project is that there was no session fee. Instead, we asked participants for a $25 donation per session for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, in Provo.
Where were the photographs taken?
My studio in Provo, Utah.
What did participants get out of it?
The chance to have an artistic, professional portrait of themselves with other important people in thier life.
They were part of this historic project and donated to a good cause. Each session received one signed 8×10 print and further prints were made available for purchase.
Why did you do this this?
There’s something about a project with structure and tight parameters that fuels the creation of an expressive body of work, in this case, exploring the relationship between mothers and daughters. I love being a portrait photographer. Making images that move people and offer a sense of the subject’s personality is deeply fullfilling.
I also wanted to raise money and awareness for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, an organization founded on protecting these vital relationships.
As everyone that participated in the project was a stranger to me until they came to be photographed, it was great to see who would walk through the door each day and the images we made. Last year’s project was inspired by the incredible Project 365 from Bill Wadman. He did a daily portrait project for a whole freak’n year.
Have you ever done something like this before?
I did a similar project last June 2008 and loved it. As soon as I finished, I knew I’d want to do something like it again. I’m pretty certain we’ll do it again next year, too. (If you’d like to be informed about this and other Justin Hackworth Photography news related items, be sure to sign up for our occasional newsletter.)
Additionally, on June 23, 1997, I began a daily self portrait that continued for 5 1/2 years without missing a day. (The whole thing was shot on 35mm film). The project included such things as a marriage, a birth, bare feet, bloody noses, camping, friends, mother’s day and every thing you can imagine that happens in a person’s life over the span of five years. Prints were made from each day’s image and in 2005, 300 of them were exhibited at the Finch Lane Gallery in Salt Lake City.
Do you know how to play the tuba?
No.
Have you ever been a part of a large group of clowns that all tried to get in a tiny car?
No.
Do you know anyone who has actually darned their own socks?
Ok, enough with the questions. I think you have all the information you need.
