Lots of big changes are coming!
Namely, I have a pretty big deal of a gig. I proposed to the good people of OutFront Minnesota that I be an event photographer at the 2011 Twin Cities Pride on OutFront Minnesota’s behalf. I met with the Operations Director, and I get to do just that!
My being an event photographer at Pride in an official capacity comes with innumerable benefits for all parties involved. The first and foremost is that I get to give back to the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) community. The friends I’ve made in the GLBT community have on and off, throughout the years served as a second family, and giving back is an enormous honor that I do not take lightly.
Also, it is my hope that my photos will introduce members of the GLBT community to the larger community, so that the people among us who don’t know a member of the GLBT community personally will feel an emotional connection. Hopefully the photos will help them really get who would be hurt by a marriage ban, instead of being left without a face to put to the movement.
So what am I getting at here? Exposure, exposure, exposure. Bringing people and their issues into the light of day so that they cannot be ignored, so that the issue becomes personal for everyone. It is my belief that few things can bring issues into the open and spark the beginnings of meaningful dialogue like a photograph can.
After all, how can you vote against someone after you’ve gotten to know them in some capacity?
Look forward to what’s coming; it’s going to big.
