Photo courtesy of Nate Jackemeyer
Evan Herrin is a social worker, photographer, and writer living in Chicago, Illinois. He integrates photography, literary journalism, and journaling to tell stories of resilience and humility. It is in these stories that we navigate ‘hopefulessness,’ the tumultuous process of returning to hope in the faces of fear and uncertainty.
Pick your poison…
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Asheville, NC – May 2022 “I would love to live as the river flows, Carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. When you enter into freedom, possibility comes to meet you.” – John O’Donohue I woke up in bed, alone, on what felt like the last day of winter. Snow was on the ground,…
Honorable Mentions
Nolan Callecod
Nolan is a dear friend, musician, composer, and filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. Thank you for encouraging me to create since 2013. Check out his dreamy EP, November.
J. Newman Pritchard
Jake is one of my biggest cheerleaders and we love him for that. Check out his newsletter, JNP, and watch for his monthly Arcana Series.
Gabe Ephron
Gabe is the person who taught me photography during 2020 COVID Summer. Little did I know at the time how much photography would come to mean to me and how much community it would bring into my life.
Harley Visuals
Harley is a visual artist and photographer based in Chicago, IL. They’re interested in humanity’s relationship with their environment, and understanding how we perceive & experience our world through experimental processes utilizing various mediums.
Ashton Hicks
I once heard Ashton be referred to as “the seer of light.” Her photography captures both lightness and darkness in a way that feels like a warm blanket has been draped on top of you.
Jasper Perry
Jasper is a musician, photographer, and writer from Greensboro, North Carolina. Linked here, you can find one of several of his music projects with featured photography. Sentimentality meets a deep truth, here.
The Porch
My friends at The Porch are a community of people hungry for a hopeful vision of the world that has something to offer everyday life, tired of the social media grind, and want to connect more deeply with creative ideas and community. They sense the authenticity of spirituality, and the possibility of friendship across diversity; and they seek to use whatever gifts and privileges they have to serve the common good, and in the places where they experience lack, to seek solidarity and support.
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