Day 1 went well! We got settled into the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids this morning, after heading to the KGAN television station for an early morning interview with Margie Hayes (President). With one copy-stand for the morning, and setting up another in the afternoon, there was a slow intake of community […]
Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) is looking forward to the copy run in Cedar Rapids, Iowa October 9-10 of this year. This will be the second copy run, following on the heels of the run in Galveston, Texas in May for those hit by Hurricane Ike. In June 2008 Cedar Rapids suffered a devastating flood that surpassed even […]
On May 26, Jan and I flew back to Galveston to do an interview with Jim Gagne, Producer/Editor for The Weather Channel. OPR had just completed a copy run in Galveston three weeks earlier, when we were contacted by Jim about the possibility of doing an interview for a special running on the first […]
A successful copy run to Galveston, Texas May 1 thru May 3 was capped off with a grant check from the UPS Foundation for $500. Thanks to OPR volunteer Stanley Segawa, an employee of UPS, for submitting OPR for consideration. On March 27, 2009, OPR was notified that we had been chosen to receive the grant. The copy run to Galveston […]
Operation Photo Rescue to Send Volunteer Photo Restoration Team to Galveston Fredericksburg, VA – April 8, 2009 – Operation Photo Rescue (OPR), a global not-for-profit organization, is sending a team of volunteers to Galveston, Texas to gather family photos damaged during Hurricane Ike. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the OPR team will set up […]
I had the pleasure of meeting with Craig Hergert of Montana Panoramic last week. Craig is a very talented panoramic photographer who has donated his panoramic printing services to OPR. Located in Bozeman, MT, Craig has been capturing the beauty of Montana for over 10 years, with his photos being displayed in art galleries […]
Starting out this New Year I would like to announce the good news and the bad news. First, the good news: As most of you are aware, OPR lost funding for 2009 from the Herb Block Foundation due to the financial downturn. On top of that, OPR was experiencing a huge backlog of photos that […]
Hi Everyone, As this year comes to a close, I’d like to thank all of you and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Somewhere in the commercialization of the holidays, the true spirit of giving gets lost. Operation Photo Rescue is giving the best gift of all—memories […]
One photograph of one photograph. I made the picture after spending some time with a family returning to their New Orleans home three months after Hurricane Katrina. Dave saw it and told me he had an idea. He asked me what I thought about trying to help people save their photos. Not just preserving them, […]
