Inspiration

No photos for this post. Just wanted to share some things.

As I've said, I work full time as a graphic designer for a national magazine. That magazine is CURE: Cancer Updates, Research and Education. We are the largest magazine in the country where cancer patients can find information about their cancer, in terms they can understand. Our motto at CURE is "Making cancer understandable." Cancer is a world full of uncertainties and the last thing patients need is more confusion when their cancer is being explained to them by their oncologists.

Don't get me wrong, oncologists does wonders, but sometimes they are so scientific that they forget that they are talking to regular people who sometimes have no medical background. That's where CURE comes in. You can find CURE online at www.curetoday.com.

I've been at CURE for the last 3 years, the most rewarding 3 years I've had thus far. I love my job. One of my responsibilities at CURE is that I am also the photography coordinator. I line up and set up photo shoots for our stories and articles. Through this, I get to meet and enjoy conversations with patients, nurses, oncologists and, of course, photographers.

I meet and talk to photographers all over the country. Some are great, some are ok. Over the last 3 years, I've built relationships with photographers who I call on a regular basis. I call on them time and time again because of the quality of their work, their work ethic, and above all else, their personalities. These people love what they do, and they have a big heart. I can always count on these people to have a positive attitude when they meet the patients and caregivers for their photo shoot.

In no particular order, they are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan - Abby Rose - http://www.abbyrosephoto.com/

Baltimore, Maryland - Colby Ware - http://colbyware.com/

Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Robin Lin - http://www.robinlin.com/

San Francisco/San Jose, California - Rob Snavely - http://www.robsnavelyphotography.com/

Orange County, California - Michael Kitada - http://www.michaelkitada.com/

San Diego, California - Marlo Yoshimoto - http://www.msyoshphoto.com/

Orlando, Florida - Cristy Nielsen - http://www.cristynielsen.com/

Chicago, Illinois - Shauna Bittle - http://www.shaunabittle.com/

Dallas, Texas - Wes Wolfe - http://www.modelmayhem.com/weswolfe

Denver, Colorado - Kris Higgins - http://www.kristinehigginsphotography.com/

There are a few others who I have worked with and enjoyed, but these guys are the ones I work with a lot. I just wanted to share, and also give thanks to the wonderful work that they do. Each one of them is such an inspiration like the people they photograph. Great photographers with great big hearts. When I grow up, I want to be able to take photos as well as these guys.

If any of you are reading this, you guys make my job easier!! Thanks =)

GZ