It was my first 12 hour day! Normally I sit at my computer upward of 16 hours so I didn't think this would be a problem. But folks I just woke up, my body is stiff, I'm waiting for the three advil and a large cup of hot coffee to kick in. We took in close to 300 photographs from 43 families so we are up to 550 images so far. Just another image for you all to see...
This is Claire Orth looking on as Hal Kennedy of Atlanta works to get her photograph out of the rusted frame. Claire's home is in the Lakeview area, from what I hear, the Lakeview area is a middle class neighborhood where the residents are bit older. She is living in a FEMA trailer in her backyard. Her home has no electricity of course and from the sounds of it, it is just short of gutted on the inside. She has invited us to see her home on Saturday morning.
As I said yesterday, I have no expectations of this trip and whatever comes of it will be my surprise. But one thing that I did have in mind was starting a chapter of Operation Photo Rescue in Jupiter. Our hurricane season is on our heals, and God willing we will not suffer the rath of Mother Nature, but should she decide that a hurricane is our fate this season, or anywhere in Florida for that matter, I would like to be ready to pitch in to help our neighbors with something that may be all that remains as a link to their historic past. Some questions that I asked myself when I was planning my trip were: 1. What is the first thing we think about taking when we are told it's time to evacuate, besides our important documents? 2. What do our photographs mean to us? This question can lead to alot of things. We start to think about the meaning of our lives, what our legacy will be, how will the future know we were here, where did we come from historically. And we, atleast I do, feel responsible for carrying on the history of our grandparents and others that our parents have given us photos of. Now don't think I'm ranting family history, but on those long rainy days we have here it might just be fun to pull out those old photos and tell our kids about how their great grandfather's name on my mother's side was the same as their father's and he was a coal miner. Just these stories could lead to more dialogue with our kids and as you see, it goes on and on.
With the help of Dave and Becky of Operation Photo Rescue we will have a chapter here in Jupiter. Restoration efforts are not limited to hurricanes, but include fire or any other natural disaster.
Volunteers will be needed to go onsite to copy photos and upload to computers. We will be part of a nationwide group of photographers, designers and others who will work to restore any damaged images that we would have. Volunteers can work from home with never going onsite by doing restoration on your own computer. Students who have experience with Photoshop are welcome to volunteer. We currently have a high school in Massachusetts whose Photoshop teachers will be putting Operation Photo Rescue into their curriculum. It's a great way for students to learn photoshop. You do not have to be a photographer to get involved. If you know photoshop, then you can help to restore photos. If you are a teacher you can work us into your curriculum. Jupiter residents without computer or photography skills still can help with intake and the business side of the project.
You don't have to wait for another hurricane to get involved. There are photos that currently are in need of repair.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer contact Lisa Sibley at 561-951-0390, sibley@lisasibley.com or for more information on Operation Photo Rescue go to www.operationphotorescue.com or www.lisasibley.com
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