“SHOOT FOR GOOD began as an idea that a few friends came up with while sharing some (quite delicious) onion rings at local restaurant in Norfolk, VA in June, 2010. We were talking about the power photojournalism has to inspire change, regardless of where the images are made, when what is now Shoot For Good was born.

All of our lives and careers are touched by photography in one way or another and we all truly believe in the power documentary photography has to inspire and educate. We wanted to create something, a means to encourage people to grab a camera, explore their community and feel empowered to document positive activities that will motivate others to act. We wanted to give people a vehicle through which to share all the right things that are happening around us in Hampton Roads, because it’s simply too easy to get preoccupied with what’s wrong. We know that there are great organizations and devoted, caring individuals here and so we decided to create a gathering place of sorts where all can turn for inspiration and motivation.

Shoot For Good is a labor of love. It’s something that we believe in to our cores. And like you, we are volunteering our time to do something to make our community better. There is an unusual, yet beautiful, kinship between photography and volunteerism. Practitioners of both seek to reveal and correct injustices, both often work behind the scenes with passion and conviction, and both pursue opportunities to teach and celebrate the human spirit. We’ve worked hard to make October 8 the day these two worlds converge and it’s our expectation that something quite extraordinary will come of it.”

What is Shoot for Good? from Shoot For Good on Vimeo.

More info on how to participate here.

Kickoff party tonight at Taphouse, 10pm.

And to give you an idea of what the event is and what kind of work is produced from it, here’s a gallery of some of last year’s best photographs.

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