We work with nonprofits and other organizations to provide high-quality photography and written narratives to help spread their messages and support their work.

High-quality images can dramatically improve an organization's websites and print material, expanding their ability to fund raise, attract volunteers, and spread the word about their work. We spend time getting to know the nonprofits in addition to photographing both candid interactions and formal portraits. Other services, such as written content or audio interviews, are available according to need.

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Highlights from our projects

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Richmond Place

A Father takes a moment to give water to his twin sons during our session at Impact NW's Transitional Housing at Richmond Place.

Womens' Transitional Housing

A light hearted moment during a portrait session at Sponsors Women's Transitional Housing in Eugene.

Tiny Houses at Opportunity Village

A proud member of Opportunity Village shows us his Tiny House.

Kids at DenUM

Sibling portrait at DenUM in Denver, Colorado.

Learn more about our work at this food bank and service provider for Denver's low-income and homeless families here.

A Volunteer

Portrait of a volunteer at DenUM.

At the Reentry Transition Center

Two women select items from the clothing bank at the Reentry Transition Center in Portland, Oregon. The program serves individuals returning to the community after incarceration.

Learn more about our work with the RTC here.

Class at the Reentry Transition Center

A volunteer-led discussion group at the Reentry Transition Center for recently incarcerated men to support their transition back into the community.

Portrait at the Reentry Transition Center

Portrait of Bill, a client at the Reentry Transition Center.

A Support Meeting

A client and volunteer speak with a navigator at the Reentry Transition Center.

At the Library

A brother and sister on a field trip to the downtown library as part of a summer reading program for underserved students at Ventura Park Elementary School in Portland.

Learn more about this project here.

Reading

This student recently moved from Vietnam, and was delighted to find a bilingual book as part of the summer reading program field trip.

Reading

An elementary schooler dives into the perfect book on a field trip through Ventura Park Elementary's summer reading program.

Volunteers at Free Geek

This couple volunteers together at the front desk at Free Geek, a computer recycling nonprofit in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more about this project here.

Wired

Portrait of a staff member in the computer recycling center at Free Geek.

A Discussion

Volunteers and staff members chat in the computer repair and construction center at Free Geek.

A Free Geek Volunteer

A volunteer in the recycling center at Free Geek. After 24 hours of volunteering, volunteers are given a refurbished computer to take home.

Free Geek Intern

An intern sorts donated electronics at Free Geek.

Tee Mu

Tee Mu is a refugee from Burma, who spent over 20 years in a Thai refugee camp and is now a participant in the Mercy Corps Northwest gardening program for refugees.

Learn more about this program here.

Refugee Gardening Program

Guman, a refugee from Bhutan, is a leader and expert gardener through the Mercy Corps Northwest Refuge Garden Program.

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Sammie

Sammie was a member of the Mercy Corps Northwest small business training class at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution. She is now a client at the Reentry Transition Center and is launching into a successful life.

Volunteers at Christmas in the Park

Young volunteers at Christmas in the Park in Denver, Colorado. Over 600 volunteers handed out sleeping bags, coats, gloves, shoes, toys, and more to 600 homeless individuals and families.

Learn more about this project here.

Christmas in the Park Director

Portrait of Christmas in the Park founder and director, Jerry Herships.

Family on Christmas Day

A family who received free sleeping bags, coats, gloves, shoes, toys, and diapers at Christmas in the Park.

Christmas in the Park

Homeless individuals and families collect needed items at Christmas in the Park in Denver, Colorado.

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A homeless man leaves Christmas in the Park, 2015.

Leaving Christmas in the Park

A man cycles away from Christmas in the Park, with items he collected strapped to his bicycle.

Recent Projects

Featured

Mercy Corps NW -- Community Investment Trust

Mercy Corps NW calls the Community Investment Trust “a first-of-its kind financial inclusion tool created to empower residents and strengthen communities.” Through a process of learning investment basics, residents of the surrounding neighborhood invest a lower-dollar amount each month and build toward collective ownership of the commercial retail mall.

Social Justice Collaborative

"If you can help one person, it has an enormous impact not just on them, but on their family."

The Social Justice Collaborative is a nonprofit law office in Oakland, CA specializing in serving immigrants and their families. They provide representation in immigration hearings, particularly in asylum cases. The Social Justice Collaborative believes firmly in the universal need for high quality legal representation, regardless of an individual's immigration status or financial situation.

The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California: Sleeping Bag Distribution

"Americans must do charitable work. This country gives all who live here so much opportunity, and so it is the duty of everyone to give back to others."

The Islamic Cultural Center is a community organization in Oakland dedicated to cultivating an exchange of ideas about Islam through art, culture, and education programs. Social responsibility is a core value, and we joined them for a day of distributing sleeping bags to homeless individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area

SMART: Start Making a Reader Today

There's something special about kids and books.

SMART pairs adult volunteers with elementary school students for one-on-one reading sessions. This simple concept is in operation in 267 schools (and other educational sites) in Oregon. They provide supportive, joyful reading time with the student, not as reading instruction but rather as a chance to engage with books the students find interesting and in a supportive environment.