I think that all too often, we go through life on auto pilot and donít stop to think about anything other than ourselves. After hearing a woman on a local radio station recently talking about being diagnosed with breast cancer I started thinking about what I can do to possibly make a difference in the fight against and awareness of cancer. I came up with two areas where I think I can make a difference. The first is by donating money and the second is by donating time. I wanted to find a way that I could do both! I have decided that as a personal project, I would like to extend my photography services to those individuals who are currently fighting cancer or are survivors by offering them a free portrait session along with a CD containing all of their images so that they can be printed and cherished forever. If you, a friend or a family member have been diagnosed with cancer of any type, please email me your story along with your contact info and I will follow up with you within 48 hours. Ultimately, my goal is to take an image from each session I do along with your touching stories and publish them as a coffee table style book. All proceeds from the book sales would be donated to cancer research as well as helping family members deal with the aftermath of cancer both financially and coping with the loss of a loved one. Hopefully the photographs would help those that are photographed as well as their families through their recovery. I think the finished book would help bring added awareness to cancer by personalizing it for people such as myself who have not been directly affected by it. Hopefully, this added awareness will inspire people to call their doctors and get their annual checkup and also become more involved by donating to research or even to the individuals and families who have been affected by this disease. Please joim me in my quest, together we can make a difference! ~ Ryan