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them keen to continue?
D.B.: Everybody jumped in with both
feet; it’s exciting when you see that kind of
energy. It was a really fun experience. I’m
hoping we can figure out some way that
they can continue shooting and continue
being able to take pride in their pictures
somewhere. Unfortunately, in a digital
world you’re required to have access to a
computer and some more technology,
which they don’t have. I think it would be
terrific if we could work something out and
maintain their interest in photography.
Only good can come out of th at
R.F.: A big part o f your Photographers For
Hope project seems to be this idea o f using
photography to bring about positive social
change.
D.B.: Absolutely. Most of the time,
photographers don’t get to hang out with
each other. We’re all out there individually,
doing our own thing separately. And when
you end up in a place where everybody’s
trying to give at the same time, it goes
from being competitive to being mutually
supportive. That, for us, was a really
wonderful experience. We got to meet a lot
of great people, and I just felt really happy
to be a part of it.
R.F.: Do you think this exhibition will
affect how Scotland sees its homeless
population?
D.B.: Nothing that we do changes
millions of people overnight You have to «
be realistic about i t The coolest thing that
happens is one person really feels a
change, because that will affect other
people. You start small and let it grow. We
don’t go out and feel like we’ve totally
changed the world, but the littlest changes
affecting the fewest number of people will
always have the greatest impact in the end.
This kind of experience opens you up to
a level of engagement It humanizes
people. As all the technology has taken
over in the last 20 years, a lot of that
person-to-person touch has been lost, and I
think maybe this will make some tiny little
step in bringing back some of that personal
contact.
D ETO U R
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