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Today I heard from Rachel at the Cancer Council office. My application for a fundraising event has been approved! Really happy to be finally accepted and receive some support  from them so that I can raise more funds to aid the fight against cancer.

Couple of other developments over the last two weeks. I received an email from a girl in the Philippines who wants to use the idea behind Dollar Portraits for a local charity, Rock Ed. I was very excited for her and we will be working together in the future. More photographers are welcome! I’ve also received some financial support from a film lab which will enable me to take more photos. Another business has donated business cards which are going to the printers any day now. It’s all happening I tell ya.

Recently I did a bit of street photography. My heart just wasn’t in it and I ended up asking people for their portraits. Not a single person said no. I was both amazed and proud of my city, Sydney.

Having had a taste for random public portraits I wanted more. I figured if I set up on a corner with a nice backdrop I could get some decent medium format portraits of good quality. The only problem is that would look a bit overwhelming to the public and I will certainly get rejected more often than not.

What if I gave them a dollar? What if I pledged to donate a dollar of my hard earned cash to Cancer Council Australia? Would they then agree? Would they match my dollar? I plan to find out very soon.

My plan is to make a sign with clear instructions of what I’m doing and why. I will be set up with a tripod in a busy intersection taking portraits. I will have cards made up with some contact details including my website where I will display the portraits.

The website will serve to legitimise my project, inspire and collect more donations. They can come and view their portraits and maybe even buy a print.

Find out more and keep track of this project here – ktnxbi.com/portrait