Project 10 by 100 Survivors

IN MEMORY
Francesca Danieli, Anne Mulligan, Joanne Hooper, Cassandra Warthen, Nancy Krauss, Roz Kaplan

Project 10 is a collaborative breast cancer photo journal project for women currently in treatment for breast cancer or diagnosed in the past three years. Shooting from a list of 10 tags, we share photos and stories. Once we have 100 or more women participating in Project 10, we will publish a book of the edited photos and writings. In addition, selected photos and writings will be exhibited in appropriate venues. 100% of the profits from the book and exhibitions supports women with breast cancer.

View Clara Behar's Project 10 slideshow

CLARA BEHAR "1. my face (daily)" TOP LEFT: "I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2000-the cancer had spread into 14 lymph nodes under my arm. I had a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation. Even with treatment, the doctors told me then that there was about a 50% chance that I would live for five years. I was 35. The cancer came back seven months later in one lymph node, then another, then my bones. It has never been in remission since." BOTTOM RIGHT: "This is the day I found out that the cancer had moved into my brain. Of all the places that breast cancer could go, the idea that it might spread to the brain always scared me the most. This day was a nightmare. I was horrified and so afraid." BOTTOM LEFT: "The next day: Getting it back together, I have a celebration of long hair. My hair took two years to grow back from chemo five years ago. I hate that I will have to lose it again. On the scale of importance this, of course, is a minor concern. I want to live." © 2008 100 Survivors

Who can participate

Women with breast cancer either currently in treatment or diagnosed in the past three years. You don't have to be Ansel Adams. You just have to be handy with your digital camera.

What to submit

Photos about you and your breast cancer journey. Simply shoot photos from the following list of 10 suggested, though not required, tags ("tags" are Flickr-ese for "ideas"):

"1. my face (daily)" 365
"2. what I see when I wake up"
"3. who I love" or "3. who I (used to) love"
"4. a place that hurts"
"5. my favorite view"
"6. something I would miss" or "6. something I would (not) miss"
"7. a private place"
"8. a member of my medical staff who truly cares about me"
"9. something red"
"10. what I see before I go to sleep"

and, after 10: "11. something that is always there"

and an extra, good tag: "something I am proud of"

Download the photo tag list. This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, you may download it free from Adobe's site.

If your work is selected for the book and exhibitions, you, and the people in your photos, will be asked to sign and return a standard release form. Download the standard release form. This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, you may download it free from Adobe's site.

How to participate

1. If you're not a member yet, join Flickr (free).
2. Upload your photos. If you're having trouble uploading, consult Flickr's help guide.
3. Go to the Project 10 group on Flickr and click "Join This Group".
4. Find a photo from your collection that you'd like to add to the group. Add a tag or tags in the "Add a Tag" field, and use the "Add Your Comment" field to tell the story behind it. Click "Send to Group" between the photo title and the photo, and select "Project 10". And you're done!

If you can't add a photo to the Flickr group yourself, email them to info@100survivors.org with your name in the subject line and the tag(s) in the body of the email.

© 2008 100 Survivors