My name is Billy Joe McCann and I am a 25 year old photographer. I have been creating photos since I was a kid and got into portraiture work 6 years ago, but I never felt like it was enough. I wondered what else I could do. God has blessed me so much in life and I wondered... "How can I help others with my photography?" I began praying about it and that's when God gave me an answer; a project called "The Faces Of:."
Now, you may be thinking that "The Faces Of:" is a weird title and I would have to say that you're right but it's after you add the words after the colon that the story unfolds. You see, I have often looked at a homeless man on the side of the street or a drug addict in rehab and wondered "What was their journey to this place? How did they get here?" As a society we make a lot of assumptions about a group of people such as the homeless or the addicted, but do we ever step back and ask ourselves how we can help? Do you ever wonder if you have a similar story as them? Maybe you're just one step away from being in their shoes.
With "The Faces Of:" I hope to sit down with individuals and get to know them outside of the stigma that our society puts on them. With their permission, I would take their portrait and gather their story and publish them in a book. Example: The Faces Of: The Homeless.
Will you help me in opening up our eyes and hearts to the people and situations we come in contact with on a daily basis?
Now, you may be thinking that "The Faces Of:" is a weird title and I would have to say that you're right but it's after you add the words after the colon that the story unfolds. You see, I have often looked at a homeless man on the side of the street or a drug addict in rehab and wondered "What was their journey to this place? How did they get here?" As a society we make a lot of assumptions about a group of people such as the homeless or the addicted, but do we ever step back and ask ourselves how we can help? Do you ever wonder if you have a similar story as them? Maybe you're just one step away from being in their shoes.
With "The Faces Of:" I hope to sit down with individuals and get to know them outside of the stigma that our society puts on them. With their permission, I would take their portrait and gather their story and publish them in a book. Example: The Faces Of: The Homeless.
Will you help me in opening up our eyes and hearts to the people and situations we come in contact with on a daily basis?