Because I’m Ready to Say Yes
For the judges of the Name Your Dream Assignment contest and anyone else who is inspired by this dream:
Crossing the Threshold from LittlePurpleCow Productions on Vimeo.
For more photo essays, see my work at shuttersisters.com.
For more photos and stories about my experience in Rwanda, start here.
About Me:
From riding on the back of a motorcycle in the hills of Rwanda to helping modern day slaves in the Washington DC suburbs, Jen Lemen’s dreams have carried her across continents and back again to her artist studio where she cultivates hope in the essays she writes and the illustrations she creates. Jen’s work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, The Huffington Post, Memory Makers magazine and online exhibits of the International Museum of Women. She is a regular contributor to the collaborative photography blog shuttersisters.com and www.pbsparents.org/supersisters—a child development blog she writes with her two real life sisters. Blogging since 2002, Jen uses social media to tell stories that can open doors, shift perspectives and deepen our understanding of what it means to be human. You can contact her for sage advice on social media, storytelling, parenting and more at jen dot lemen at gmail dot com.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
… and may your dreams carry you right over this threshold with your heart beaming, love overflowing. Our storycatcher extraordinaire!
April 10th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Jen,
Your photos do bring out the honest, caring, loving relationships in people. You really have a gift for this!
Thanks for sharing and bringing the warmth to those around you! Peace to you, E
April 10th, 2009 at 11:32 am
this blossoming is brilliant…
in full color,
gem
April 10th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I do love the way you tell a story!
….tell those judges you’ve got the support of many gathering behind you. You’ve got heart, and soul combined with vision and a history of making dreams come true…what else can they possibly want in a superhero for their dream assignment.
fingers crossed…
April 10th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
oh. so wonderfully fantastic. i have no doubt the world will say yes in return.
April 10th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
you rock.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
love
love
love
love….
April 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Beautiful! Your work is so powerful and meaningful.
April 11th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Jen - I have found you through Maggie and her wonderful work in Nepal. I wish shuttersisters the best and I know that the judges will see that Picture Hope will
enable more of the world to see that there is hope. That there are special individuals
all over the world that do have hope and expressing it everyday in what they do.
When you get to Nepal, please give Maggie a big hug for me. She is truly an amazing
individual with a beautiful soul.
April 11th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
You are beautiful.
I cannot wait to see the hope grow! Thank you for bringing more hope to my life, one post, one word, one photo at a time.
xoxoxo,
earthmama
April 11th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
I really, really, really hope you win!
April 13th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
how exciting…:)
April 14th, 2009 at 12:44 am
You are a star! xo
April 14th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Oh wow. Jen - I’m so struck by the simple, eloquent poetry with which you tell our stories, whether in words or in images. Thank you.
April 14th, 2009 at 5:04 am
It’s a wonderful compilation of your photographs, your interests, your talent, your HEART, Jen! xo
April 20th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
It gave me the good chills.
You’re amazing.
April 20th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Beautiful. Inspirational - just what photography should be.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
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