What Catches the Eye

It's no suprise that I move through the day with my iPhone camera in my hand. Sometimes I use it to make calls, but mostly, it's a magic device for collecting moments that catch my eye. I shot this image with the Cameramatic app and processed it with Snapseed on my iPhone 4S. Two of my favorite apps.

If you're looking to expand your creativity with mobile photography, join me a host of talented mobile photographers for a day of iPhoneography at the annual MacWorld / iWorld event on January 30, 2013 at Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco, CA.

Lens on Life: A Book Giveaway for Your Documentary Moment

I'm not sure when that fear began to subside. That crazy grip of motherhood that clings so tightly it nearly refuses to let go. Because what if she falls? What if he gets stuck? What if she can't find her way? What if he forgets how to stop? What if she lets go? What if he doesn't come back?

"What goes up, must come down," I whisper and let her go.

In the spirit of my excitement around meeting so many of you at Oasis next week, I'm giving away a copy of my latest book, Lens on Life: Documenting Your World Through Photography today!

Just leave a comment with a link to one of your favorite documentary moments before tomorrow's post appears here on Shutter Sisters and I'll award a signed copy of the book to my favorite.

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Congratulations to Amy Gillard documentary moment winner of the book Lens on Life: Documenting Your World Through Photography by Stephanie Calabrese Roberts. Thanks for all of your submissions!

white

White marks a new beginning. The space between what was, and what will be. Like a blank sheet of paper in a journal before words or a vast canvas before color, white invites us to start.

Let's see your view of white. Share your images in our OWP Flickr group, tag them with #sscolormonth and you'll be entered in our drawing to win an Epiphanie camera bag at the end of the month.

Then why not share your red, white, and/or blue images shot this month in the "What is America?" Photo Contest & Crowd Sourcing Experiment. Submit up to 15 entries before the deadline on July 4 and you could be selected among winners to receive a total of $7,000 in cash prizes!

She Could No Longer Fit

"Hold on," they said. Though there came a time when she could no longer fit. When the size of her present exceeded the space defined by the path of her past. "But, I've changed," she whispered in a voice loud enough to be heard as the carousel looping in familiar eased carefully toward stop. The plastic pony never claimed to hold her weight... not forever.

Do you find that your photographs reveal what's on our heart before your mind knows what to say? Find an image from your archive and let it speak for you today.

Every Child Deserves a Shot@Life

Today marks the launch of the United Nation Foundation's Shot@Life campaign. Tracey and I are excited to support Shot@Life and their mission to provide much-needed vaccines to children around the world.

I think about my own children and the relative ease I have here in the United States to get the vaccines I need to protect them from preventable diseases. I'm aware of the options and can access information about vaccines to make an informed decision on behalf of my children. I can afford the costs of vaccines. I have a pediatrician I trust. And I have the means to transport my children to obtain the vaccines we need. This is privilege. One in five children around the world don't have access to life-saving vaccines in developing countries, so they need our help. For just $5, you can protect a child from polio and measles. For just $20 you can help give a child a lifetime of immunity to protect him or her from pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, and polio. To help give a child a Shot@Life, I hope you'll join us here.

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An added note from Tracey:

Thanks to all of you who are using your photography to support Shot at Life! The collection of images for our #shot4shot project is awesome. Take a peek here and keep up the amazing work! You are appreciated.