Addis Ababa, Ethiopia I photographed this incredibly sweet baby just over a week ago. As a result, this image will join a new portrait gallery in the orphanage where he lives in Addis Ababa. The making of this shot – and pretty much all the others – was the product of a group effort. For […]
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I met these two beautiful boys for the first time while they were still in Ethiopia. They were babies at the time, twin boys who lived in a rural orphanage far south of Addis Ababa. They had just met their family, our friends Angela & Clint, parents who would shower them with love, expanding to […]
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We founded Beautiful Together over four years ago. Since then we have been able to start and, gratefully, finish fourteen projects and establish four funds. The projects all focused on supporting children without families. Along the way we have done our best to advocate for these children. For instance, many of these children living in […]
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I love to read. I always have. For me, reading has been an adventure and an education, a bridge to what matters, and a steadily reliable escape from what doesn’t. I spent a lot of time in libraries growing up. As a military family, we moved again and again and again. So my first best […]
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I’d love to share the latest updates from our Beautiful Together Orphan Prevention Care Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where we are working to keep impoverished families together by protecting children & empowering women through education, vocational training, and community support. Four months into program kickoff: As their children are now being well cared for, the women […]
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With the holidays here, many of us turn our thoughts to giving to those less fortunate. We’d love for you to consider joining us in donating to Beautiful Together. Most people think of family when they think of the holidays. But for children waiting for families, the holidays are a little different. Beautiful Together works […]
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We are soooo close to fully funding for our Orphan Prevention Care Center in Ethiopia! Help us set up daycare rooms (one of the current ones is pictured here – may need to zoom in to see all the babies) that offer these little souls more space, mind/body stimulation, early literacy education opportunities and are […]
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The Beautiful Together Gallery Exhibit at the Union Square Ballroom in New York City, generously hosted by Adorama, showcased 100+ pieces printed and produced by Nations Photo Lab. All proceeds from this event AND from this online auction (live until midnight of Aug 25th: biddingowl.com/beautifultogether) go directly towards Beautiful Together‘s orphan care work. Such an incredible turnout with much […]
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August 17th from 6-9pm – Union Square Ballroom, New York City We’re very excited to invite you to join Nikon Ambassador Tamara Lackey on Thursday, August 17th from 6-9pm for a one night only exclusive gallery event at the Union Square Ballroom in New York City supporting the incredible work of Beautiful Together. See imagery from some of the life-changing recent projects, hear […]
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Beautiful Together is creating an Orphan Prevention Care Center in Addis Ababa to support mothers and children. Please consider supporting this project, so that we can start making a difference right away in the lives of these children and families. 100% of donations to this project go directly to support this program. The pervasive, extreme poverty in Ethiopia is […]
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Every year in May, we take a day to honor our mothers. And, if we are mothers ourselves, we enjoy the singular attention from our children. But, there are millions of children around the world who need a mother’s love. You can spread that special kind of love to orphaned children by donating to Beautiful Together […]
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Update on the Beautiful Together Korah Disaster Relief Project After a 29-hour trip back, we have returned safely to the U.S. In summary, our trip in Ethiopia was extraordinarily productive, quite emotional, happily sweet, and deeply exhausting. I want to thank each and every person who helped us collect donations for the Beautiful Together Korah Disaster […]
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Beautiful Together is working to create a Relief Center for the families displaced by a devastating landslide that occurred on March 12th. A disastrous landslide occurred in Korah, Ethiopia on March 12th. The death toll has now risen to 115 people – mostly women and children – and a significant number of injuries. Many more are still very much […]
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WPPI 2017 Convention, Full Agenda + 3 Free Full Passes Giveaway The WPPI 2017 Convention in Las Vegas is coming up very soon – like, sooner than ever, actually, as it is scheduled for February 5th-9th this year! There are a whole lot of reasons to love this convention – but one big one?? […]
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Feed, Clothe & Shelter 100 Aleppo Orphans – the newest Beautiful Together project For more than five years, the world has watched the conflicts in Syria escalate into more violence, more heartbreak – and now more orphaned children in need of care than ever before. The children that have been able to flee Aleppo are leaving […]
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