Hat’s Off to You All!
07 / 20 / 2022
Return to BlogMy heart is exploding with love and gratitude to all of you who made the Vital Impacts fundraiser for humanitarian aid a huge success. Thanks to the outpouring of support, the print initiative sold over $800,000 of iconic, fine art prints by some of the world’s most fascinating photographers.
I am grateful for the generosity of my colleagues and friends who donated their work and to everyone who purchased and shared the campaign. 100% of profits from these sales will go to Direct Relief who are working to improve the health of the most vulnerable people around the world.
Visit vitalimpacts.org and follow us on Instagram at @vital.impacts to learn more, including how to get involved.
Thank you to all the media who featured this campaign around the world, including CBS Evening News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Financial Times, GEO, Stern, Afar, Forbes, My Modern Met, Vogue, Mongabay, Pop Photo, NBC Montana, Treehugger, Upworthyand more.
I also want to thank Canson Infinity for generously donating their paper and Paper & Ink Studio and The Print Space for their meticulous work printing the images.
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