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              Photographer Travels To The Most Remote Part Of The World To Give Away A Portrait

              helpportrait 300x200 Photographer Travels To The Most Remote Part Of The World To Give Away A Portrait I’m sure many of you are familiar with Help-Portrait, an organization of photographers who shoot free portraits to share their art and enrich others lives. Most photographers shoot free portraits around their communities but Sasha Leahovcenco wanted to shoot people that may never get the opportunity to have their picture taken at all. Sasha and his crew traveled to Chukotka, Russia and produced an amazing video of their experience.



              March 24, 2011
              Lee Morris
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              • http://sudhakarkomakula.com sudhakar

                simply amazing.. true meaning for help portrait. kudos to their bravery and great heart.

              • bStunt

                Good stuff! Makes you think about how much we take everything we have for granted.

              • Antoine Thisdale

                Beautiful photography on this video as well. Shots, angles… bravo.

              • John

                Very touching. Thank you.

              • http://www.sashaleahovcenco.com Sasha

                Thanks for kind words guys! really appreciate it

              • http://www.morningroad.nl joop

                This video was very well put together considering the practical difficulties that go with these locations. Great initiative as well!
                I’m in no position to judge of course, but it’s a shame if the photographer ended up with any lasting injuries. Frostbite can be avoided with some proper preparation and planning. Never underestimate how harsh mother nature can treat us!

                That being said, i’d love to do something similar in order to give something to others and -lets be honest- for the adventure!

              • http://pix3lphoto.com Ilya Savenok

                Truly inspiring and beautiful video. I am originally from Moscow, Russia and to see people that look very different from me speak the same language was amazing. It was very interesting to see just how vast Russia is and its language reach. I would love to experience what Sasha did and I give him much props for going out of his way for nothing in return expect a thank you-a simple word that goes a long way.

              • Tyler

                Lee, thank you for posting that, amazing. And to the photographer, Sasha, that story really motivates me, you’re passion for photography, and urge to give are both truly inspiring. Thank you.

              • Terence

                Sasha: Simply wonderful and incredibly inspirational. Bravo! Also, what was the music playing in the background? That really added to the power of the video.

              • http://www.sashaleahovcenco.com Sasha

                @Joop, you can never be prepared to Tundra. And sometime you just need to make bold decision in order to survive.

              • http://www.morningroad.nl joop

                @Sasha, like i said i’m in no position to judge, i have no idea what happened. i just hope you’ll recover soon!

              • jamesd3rd

                I’m surprised his equipment still worked under those extreme conditions. Sometimes you have to wonder what brings a people to such a remote area and how do they spend their daily lives. Nicely done.

              • http://www.sashaleahovcenco.com Sasha

                @joop – thank you!

              • http://www.3rdstringjedi.com alex

                Fascinating. Hope the fingers and toes recover well and quickly. Beautiful people, work, and effort.

              • Jon T

                What a lovely, human little film to teach us again the wonder of photography and the benefits of doing something for nothing.

                Hat’s off, and respect.

              • Ferry Kana

                touching, amazing, just GREAT !!! a big heart and very good work.

              • http://www.sashaleahovcenco.com Sasha

                @Terence – Sigur Ros (1. Straumnes and 2.Fijotavik)

              • http://www.solsticeretouch.com Pratik Naik

                That was exceptional and moving in so many ways. Bravo!

              • dontae

                unbelievable !! i wish i could do something like that

              • Adam Chandler

                Very cool! Thanks for posting. Looks like he’s using a 580 EX flash unit with a Pocket Wizard and I’m curious what he’s using to connect the two? Any ideas? I’m interested in doing the same as my ST-E2 infrared unit doesn’t always get the job done in terms of reliability. Thanks!

              • Stefan M

                Really impressing work and especially a really honorable attitude!
                I hope you could inspire more people doing something like you did.

                my best wishes from Austria

              • http://www.sashaleahovcenco.com Sasha

                @Adam – what exactly is your quesiton? to connect what to what?

              • http://yutowatanabe.com/blog/ Yuto

                Very inspiring video. I’ve seen many photos from Help Portrait, but the commentary in this video was very touching and I made me want to be part of Help Portrait to make others happy.

              • Diz

                As cool and touching as some of this video is, just it’s creation shows that a big point of the Help Portrait project was totally missed by him…

              • Anonymous

                WOW! What an amazing ride. I signed up to Help_Portrait as soon as the video finished. It must have been an incredible feeling watching their faces as their portraits rolled off the printer. A big pt on the back to all involved.

              • http://twitter.com/evgeniyzelenin Evgeniy Zelenin

                SAHSA! PRIVET OT KOLLEG-FOTOGRAFOV IZ KIROVA! VI MOLODCI =)
                Hi, sasha! It’s realy great work. I live in russia too, but in the middle latitudes. My best wishes from Vyatka/Kirov.

              • http://profile.yahoo.com/TUA2G3H23LE2V42LVQHFTCOAH4 Henrymuthu

                A great job!!!!

              • http://profile.yahoo.com/TUA2G3H23LE2V42LVQHFTCOAH4 Henrymuthu

                a great place!!!!!

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