Happy Birthday Images For Better - New Website!

Images for Better got a new website for it's birthday today! It's way more easy to navigate and has all of my causes and pictures for sale in one spot!

Check it out by clicking here!

Moving forward, please visit the website to stay up to date on new causes and images....

Thank you for your support!

Images for Better: Year One in Review

Tomorrow is Images for Better's First Birthday! Below is a quick recap of what was accomplished through this tiny program in just one year.

In year one Images for Better:

Raised: $483.42 (and I'm still counting - we have one more day - today!)

Sold: 20 Images

Supported: Six Beautiful Charities

Visited (twice): The children of Mathare and the amazing work of We The Change...

Then: Went on to sell 11 photos from that trip and raised over $270 for We The Change Foundation!

This is just the beginning! I am really excited to see what this next year has in store and to launch some new projects to continue to gain more exposure.... Stay tuned, but in the meantime, you can get involved! Scroll down to my old posts and purchase a picture! All net proceeds (usually about $25) go directly to the featured cause!

We The Change - A Year Later

As many of you know, I returned to Nairobi, Kenya this past month and was able to return to the Mathare Childhood Education Center. I was completely moved once again by the work that We The Change Foundation is doing and really excited to see that they are expanding the program as hoped per their goals. It was also awesome to see how the children had grown some from looking weak last year to healthy, happy and strong this year!

I will continue to feature this cause until they reach their goal of infiltrating into all 47 counties in Kenya. You can help too!

Below are two additional pictures that you can purchase to support this beautiful organization. (Just click on the photo to buy.) All net proceeds (approximately $25 per picture) get directly donated to the We The Change Foundation.

Preserving Beauty: Alliance for the Great Lakes

Today is my good friend, Lynn's birthday and in honor of her I've chosen one of Lynn's favorite causes: Alliance for the Great Lakes.

I feel so fortunate every time I see and photograph Lake Michigan. It is just so beautiful!

The Alliance for the Great Lakes' mission is "to conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife."

You can support this great organization by purchasing the photo below. All net proceeds will go to Alliance for the Great Lakes and "will help protect these lakes and preserve their legacy of clean water for all of us for generations."

Can you imagine losing this beauty? I can't. Please help preserve it!

Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL.