John Trotter
For the last eight years I have worked on a photographic project sponsored by the Blue Earth Alliance, called “No Agua, No Vida/ No Water, No Life.” In between assignments as a photo-journalist, I’ve scraped together time and money to visually tell the story of the Colorado River, and through it the story of the American West, its people and environment. The project explores the damaging perception of the river as an unlimited, plentiful resource. Since November of last year, I have made a lot of progress on the project, including photo exhibits in New York and Northern California.
But, I’ve hit a wall. I need your help to complete what to date has been an epic labor of love. I need to raise $10,000 for the remaining film processing and travel to finish the story, and put it before the public. I’m writing to you, my friends and family, and asking you to make a tax deductible donation in my name to the Seattle-based Blue Earth Alliance to help me complete this mission, and tell this important environmental and social story. http://www.blueearth.org/projects/current.cfm?projectID=25
I will be forever grateful for any help you can give towards the completion of this project — whether it’s a gift of $500 or $50 (or fellow photojournalists — even $10) I promise you that any donation will be spent carefully and wisely. I process my own film, make my own scans and work almost exclusively from an ingenious and efficient folding bicycle, rather than renting a car: http://www.blueearth.org/blog/?p=579 Not only does it save money, but I think it is a better fit for working on a story about the impact of humanity on our environment. I also see things I would miss if I were speeding past them in a car. If you give me a mailing address along with your donation, however small or large, I promise to send you a postcard from the road somewhere while I’m finishing up the project in 2010.
Thanks for your time and generosity. Here’s the link to the Blue Earth donation page:
http://www.blueearth.org/community/join.cfm
This will open a PayPal page and you can pay through a PayPal account if you have one or with a credit card. When you reach a page titled “Review your payment,” look for the small link: +Project name on the left side. Click the link and write “No Agua, No Vida”. This will make sure that anything you give will go to my project. OR payment can be mailed to:
Blue Earth Alliance
PO Box 94388
Seattle, WA 98124-6688
For donations of $1000 or more, you will receive one 16" X 20" gelatin silver print of your choice from the project for each $1000 donated.
John Trotter
555 Washington Ave. #4E
Brooklyn, NY 11238
USA
Land 1.718.230.1624
Mobile 1.347.232.0106
anamerican@earthlink.net