Photographers for Life...

What inspired Photographer's for Life?

I would like to share with you how Photographers for Life came about, please read my story... Located on West Colombia Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida there stands a building. This building is only a pile of bricks by itself, but what moves inside this building is the heart of it’s existence. Women of all ethnicities and cultures move thru this building. Women who are pregnant, women who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy, women who seek help and education to their choices for the pregnancy. There are women who seek to reach out and to help these women to choose life, find families that will make a loving home for their newborn; women who want to help these women have a better start by offering clothing and other baby needs. Women that have an understanding and compassion for what these women feel inside. I was one of those women seeking help and guidance three years ago. I was pregnant and divorced and wasn’t sure what to do, and how I was going to survive? I was scared. I came from an abusive relationship and my self respect had dissipated. I wanted to have my baby, I knew that, but what happens after? I drove past this building one day and read the sign, “Free Pregnancy Testing,” I knew I was about five months pregnant already, but something told me to stop in. I did, and it was the best thing I could have done. I received so much love, compassion, and support from these strangers. When I had my daughter Allison, May of 2004, I had the courage to bond with her and to make a lifetime commitment to her to always love, nurture, and support her. When Allie was born my love for photography blossomed to a new level. I couldn’t help but keep the camera near me at all times. I didn’t want to miss a moment! Friends and family enjoyed my portraits and wanted me to capture priceless moments in their lives. I realized what a beautiful gift a portrait is. That is when I returned to the building on West Colombia Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida. I met with the director and asked if there was a need for my talent. “I want to give the gift of portraiture to new mothers,” I told her. “I want to capture the very first moments of bonding between mother and baby." If you are a photographer and would like to join Photographer's for Life or a crisis pregnancy center in search for a photographer in your area please go to http://www.photog4life.org/ for more information.