ShootQ Grant Application and Voices of the Victims Photo Book

ShootQ Grant Application and Voices of the Victims Photo Book

Have you heard of the ShootQ yearly grant for photographers? It’s a $12,000 grant given to a photographer to fund a project that raises public awareness about an important social, environmental or economic issue. I applied. Can you guess the topic of my application? Sure you can. Sex trafficking of young girls in Atlanta (and [...]

Milestone Moment: Images on the Big Screen (D277)

Milestone Moment: Images on the Big Screen (D277)

Today was the big day… the Street Grace citywide event and the premiere of the Teen Identity “Take Action” video PSA. The video itself is compelling and gets to me every time I watch it. But, watching it on 3 huge screens tonight was a surreal experience… those are my girls and my images. What [...]

More Than Just a Number (D276)

More Than Just a Number (D276)

Stats are plastered on the white figures of young girls and boys cut out of foam board. The truth is harsh, the statistics hard to read, the reality cruel. No one wants to look at it, but a group of young people are becoming the victims in a drama for just one night… to feel, [...]

Voices of the Victims: “Do You See Me?”

Voices of the Victims: “Do You See Me?”

Not unlike homeless youth, young girls caught in sex trafficking often feel invisible. According to many laws, it’s considered a victimless crime. Twelve year old girls being arrested for prostitution and treated as criminals is an outrage. If they could ask us all a question, I think it’d be this… For some, they may want [...]

Voices of the Victims: “I’m Afraid of the Dark”

Voices of the Victims: “I’m Afraid of the Dark”

Many girls grow up with a deathly fear of the dark… for some it’s legitimate fears of what happens in the night, for others it’s fear of the unknown… For girls on the street, it’s a fear they may never overcome. Coupled with that fear is a pervading sense of loneliness and isolation. Intimate friendships [...]

Photo Series: Voices of the Victims

Photo Series: Voices of the Victims

Injustice is an attack on God’s children. If we do nothing, we stand with the oppressor. Two months ago, we rallied around Street Grace to donate $100 to this organization fighting sex trafficking and child exploitation in the metro Atlanta area. Thank you to those of you who participated and helped us make it happen. [...]