The enLIGHTen Project-Auction is now open!

Many months of work with our nonprofit, Kids of Kathmandu, have come down to this week!

I'm so pleased to announce that our 2nd Annual Fundraising Gala, The enLIGHTen Project, is now on!

We have 17 incredible lighting designers that have created and donated pieces for the auction that is now open! Andrew and I have been visiting their studios over the past couple months and photographing their process. It has been amazingly inspiring and fun to meet these talented people, the very top of the game...from California to New York, between (Idaho) and beyond (New Zealand). See pictures from these visits here!

I have to give a special shout out to my husband too who has been working so hard and was absolutely instrumental to putting this elite list together. (and did a light of his own too which i love!) Its been so much fun to work on this together combining everything we love into one....design + good people+ photography + the kids in Nepal. really, what else is there?! well, there's sleep and balanced meals....but...

We also have opened this year's photo sale to other photographers and invited 4 amazing photographers including New York Times Magazine photographer Alessandra Petlin and well-followed writer and photographer and Green Energy Advisor to Kids of Kathmandu, Kashish Das Shrestha, to share the walls with me. I'm so happy with our lineup and respect the work these photographers have done and continue to do in Nepal.

Visit the new website, buy tickets for May 17th, or bid online for the auction. www.kidsofkathmandu.org

The proceeds of The enLIGHTen Project are going to purchase and install solar panels, batteries, and inverters for the orphanage we support in Nepal. It will also continue to go towards the education of these 49 children to whom we have given our word.

Thanks for all of your support! Hope to see you at the Gala!

Winter Fundraising Cocktail Party this Friday Dec 16th

Namaste Friends.

Please join us!

This Friday
December 16th
6-9pm

Go Studios 2, Penthouse
(a stunning brand new space!!)
318 W 39th Street, NYC 10018
btw 8th and 9th avenue

We will celebrate with works from The Poster Project, a design project to raise funds for education of the orphans in Nepal.

cash bar, food, and photo booth.
$25 supporter tickets, $10 student tickets

We will premier our 5 minute movie about Kids of Kathmandu made during our visit to Nepal just a few weeks ago made by
our talented friend Suraj Ratna Shakya.

and great merchandise for holiday gifts!

all proceeds go to benefit these amazing Kids of Kathmandu.
purchase tickets or make a tax deductible donation on our website
www.kidsofkathmandu.org

Look forward to seeing you Friday!

(kids welcome with student tickets)

Warmest Wishes,
Jami + Andrew + the entire team here at Kids of Kathmandu

Life Support Japan

Crista Dix from The Wall Space Gallery has put together an amazing project called Life Support Japan.

She has collected images from photographers all over, and the purchase of prints, each print being $50, goes to charities to help rebuild Japan. In light of another earthquake this morning in Japan, to be part this project seems like the least i can do.

My image called Ball of Amy is on sale, in an edition of 10 prints in LIfe Support Japan 5.

Please click here to visit the galleries.

Colorado Part 1-Photo Opening

Attended the opening for the 'Blue' show at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Ft. Collins, Colorado where I had 2 pieces in the show, one that received Director's Honorable Mention.

It was a great show. I thought they curated a great collection. And I was honored to be part of it.

And I met a handful of amazing fellow photographers that also travelled to the show. Alec Von Bargen came in Mexico, Patricia Clarke from Santa Barbara, and Gabi Helfert from Rotterdam! Hamidah Glasgow, the Director at the Center took us to dinner afterwards. I will never get sick of sitting around a table with photographers and talking about the work, our work, their work, other work, the thoughts behind it all, why we do it, why we dont do it, why we do that instead of this, and why we do this instead of that. I love it!

And a pic of my super supportive husband who was looking quite cute at the show if I might add.

xx

Colorado Bound

This Friday, I have 2 images in the "Blue" show at the Center of Fine Art Photography in Ft Collins, Colorado. I'm super honored to be part of the show where one of my images, "Come and Go" received Honorable mention.

I'm also super excited to head that direction because I lived in Fort Collins for 3 years many moons ago! Before New York, before photography, there was Colorado...where I worked at the Suicide Resource Center developing a school program to talk to teenagers about suicide and suicide prevention. It was a super meaningful part of my life and an experience for which i'll forever hold close to my heart. I'm really excited to take Andrew there to show him a completely different part of my life.

Enjoy your week! And if you happen to be in Colorado on Friday, come on by!

xx

p.s. I just realized I said "super" 3 times. Seriously, that is super ridiculous.

Woodstock 2009

I may not wear daisies in my hair, but i'm heading to Woodstock this weekend!

The Center for Photography at Woodstock is a well respected venue for photography and photographers.

I'm thrilled to be part of a show that's opening up there Sat night!

I'm part of a group called Nutopia that is lead by the fantastic Platon, who has created inspiring photographs that we all recognize.

Here is my image that will be exhibited as a 30x40! Very exciting.

I love these events for the burst of energy that floods into my veins as i elbow rub and story swap with everyone on what they are doing in this fabulous industry in this fabulous city.