I need your help! Please support the award winning photography project ‘A HIDDEN COMMUNITY’.
My name is Jennifer and I am a documentary and portrait photographer. In 2024 I became the first female winning MPB Scottish Photographer of the year and runner up in Photonorth Student Awards and shortlisted for the AOP Student Awards with this work.
I developed this project because after experiencing three generations of mental health problems, friends losing their lives and seeing the impact it had on my own children being on CAHMS waiting lists for years I wanted to help raise awareness through my photography.
I need funding to share this important body of work as far and wide as possible. This project is needed to be seen now more than ever due to the overstretched NHS and statistics showing the UK has a mental health crisis.
The project is not only for people suffering daily with their mental health issues but also promotes more compassion and understanding, highlights how essential support is needed more than ever, and how the lack of funding and availability of affordable support affects ALL aspects of our society including you, your friends and family.
The money raised will be used to facilitate more exhibitions (through covering costs such as framing at £20 a frame, prints at £12 each, venue hire) and the publication of a book which facilitates the stories to reach a bigger audience. Also the overheads of growing the project covering costs such as travel and accommodation to photograph new portraits and giving talks (petrol costs).
Because this is a personal project and has been done in my own time and at my own expense it would be brilliant if people can help me make the exhibitions happen by supporting my fundraiser to frame the important work.
Should this fundraiser go beyond the target it will go towards a book (£1000) and be used to help facilitate future exhibitions and talks.
PLEASE HELP ME BY SHARING IF POSSIBLE. Amazing things happen when we pull together as a community.
Please remember even if you can only afford to donate £1 or the price of a coffee you will be making a huge difference.
Check out my website for more info
www.jennifercharltonphotography.com
Link https://www.jennifercharltonphotography.com/general-1
This is a continuing project if you, or anyone you know would like to share story to help others please email me: [email protected]