The Recession Project :: Jason :: Utah Family Photographer
Jason has been out of work for 5 months. At first, he said, he welcomed the break from work and a chance to re-asses his career, life, etc. He started to look for work, putting out 10-20 job applications a week. In the 5 months he has interviewed 5 times. Each time he didn’t get [...]
The Recession Project :: Romero Family :: Utah Family Photographer
I was contacted by Jazmine’s mother-in-law. She has a two year old daughter they’ve been dying to have photographed. Her kids and grandchild live with her and they both have been out of a job for more than 1 year. Kari [grandma] had previously worked for a trucking company when they had large lay-offs. Since [...]
The Recession Project :: Cox Family :: Utah Family Photographer
The Cox family contacted me with a phone call. They don’t have the internet right now because they can’t afford it. They have a 3 year old son and have never had their family portrait taken. Just last week her husband had finally found a job after being out of work for 3 months. Previously [...]
The Recession Project :: Curran Family :: Utah Family Photographer
Family number two in my project. Jahn had contacted me through my craigslist ad wanting some family pictures … which he hasn’t had for 3 years. Jahn has two kids a son and a daughter. They are two sweet and beautiful kids and smart too! I didn’t think they could fold my 4ft x 3ft [...]
The Recession Project :: Cuvreau Family – Utah Family Photographer
This is the first family I have been able to work with on this project so far. This is a family of four: Mom, Dad, 4 year old son, and 2 year old son. They had originally lived in Seattle. Felix [the father] works in printing, managing print houses, and saw the company he was [...]
The Recession Project – Utah Family Photography
You may of seen my ads on craigslist, KSL Classifieds, or on my facebook page. I’ve started a project in documenting both in photos and in interviews, people in Utah that have fallen victim to the large scale job losses. Over the course of the next few months I’ll be photographing, interviewing, and looking for [...]
