Faces of Hunger

The Denver Mag, FOX 31, Fat Tail & Food Bank team.

I kinda like photography. Dude can definitely attest to that. In fact, he says "cheeeeese" and squints his eyes the second the big black camera comes out. A few months back I took on a "me appropriate" project for my work that turned out to be pretty cool.

We tag teamed with Denver Magazine and FOX 31 in hosting a Faces of Hunger photography contest for local Denverites. Photographers submitted photos and stories of people struggling with hunger and a panel of judges picked winners. Last week they were all displayed at Fat Tail gallery downtown Denver for the public to view. We posted the stories that correlated with the photos next to each one so people could get a feel for how close to home the issue of hunger truly is. 1 out of 8 Coloradoans don't know where their next meal will come from and only 12% of those people are homeless. The folks we're seeing come through pantries these days have been laid off and have run out of savings...never did they think they'd find themselves in line for a food box. Life happens. I guess you just pray that it doesn't happen to you.