I recently completed a photography book with Shawn Morrison of Good in the 'Hood.  To say that project was profound would be an understatement.

 

It is our hope this book will provoke us all towards compassion and a love in action responsiveness. It is to help inform us in how we might acknowledge another human being amid a momentary encounter as our harried busyness and the momentum of our commute is briefly interrupted as we are stopped at a roadway exit ramp or at an intersection red light and we suddenly notice a unique someone standing at the corner holding the sign longing to be seen.

These overlooked people, our modern-day untouchables who are so often stepped over or perhaps even stepped on, are not merely just an anyone. No, but like us, they too are a unique and special someone.

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This book project is an outreach to those seeking help who hold cardboard signs at intersections. We are in the process of creating a book of photos and narratives detailing our learnings and experiences meeting with our neighbors in need.

Our purpose is to hear the other side of the story and better understand the needs and challenges of those who hold cardboard signs for a living and how you, and we, can help them.

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The book was authored by Reverend Shawn Morrison of Good in the 'Hood, photography by Shawn Nielsen, owner of Nielsen Studios, book design and layout by Jim Lingenfelter, editing by Scott Whitman and Jamie Morrison.  Original narrative support by Beth Korth.If you would like to learn more about Good in the 'Hood check out their website: Good in the 'Hood

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Or if you would like order a book go here:  The Will You See Me Book