SISTERHOOD PORTRAITS

Help fund a free portrait session for a breast cancer survivor by commissioning your own Sisterhood portrait session within NYC.

Contribute to Sisters & Survivors through commissioning your own Sisterhood portrait session in NYC

• Have your own (safely distanced + outdoor) portrait session by me with your sister, best friend, mother, or daughter, and $50 from your fee will be put toward funding a free session for a breast cancer survivor.

  Investment is $445 and includes two 5 x 7” prints of your choice, plus a web gallery with all the best images as downloadable high resolution files for personal use (create a mini book, prints, etc. Recommendations for great quality products included). Also includes web files for sharing easily on social media.

  Currently offered in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn. Prefer a different location in NYC? Get in touch and let’s make it happen (additional travel fee may apply).

• Alternatively, choose to donate $50 of your fee directly to your choice of, The Cancercouch Foundation, METAvivor, or You Can Thrive. Get in touch and let me know which organization you’d like your donation sent to when you schedule your Sisterhood portrait session, and we will donate it on your behalf and in your name.

• Consider becoming a Sisters & Survivors sponsor by covering the total cost of a photo session for a breast cancer survivor with their sister, best friend, daughter, etc.

Please get in touch with questions or to schedule your own special Sisterhood photo session.

carey@careykirkella.com

MORE INFO

Sisters & Survivors is a portrait series that I’m working on as a tribute to my sister Renee, who lost her life at the age of 40. Renee was only diagnosed with breast cancer a few months prior to her passing.

One of my purposes for this project is to help raise awareness that Stage IV breast cancer receives the least amount of funding needed for research for a cure.

As we’ve all become especially aware of these days, life is a fleeting thing. No one can be guaranteed a tomorrow. Our family and friends are what matter most throughout our lives, and photographs of our loved ones usually become our most cherished memento when they leave this world.

After my sister passed away from breast cancer that had quickly spread to her bones, I found myself wishing I had a good photo of the two of us together. I enjoy creating that experience for others, wherever their own journey may lead them.

More about Carey and Sisters & Survivors:

I’m a portrait and lifestyle photographer with over 18 years of experience based in Brooklyn, NY. I have worked with companies including New York Life Insurance, Charles Schwab, Love Wellness and many others.

When my sister passed away, I found myself wishing I had photos of my sister and I together that captured our different personalities and special bond. I also learned about how Stage IV breast cancer needs more funding for research for a cure.

Sisters & Survivors is a portrait series of breast cancer survivors, thrivors and fighters with their sisters, made for them and free of charge. 

My hope is to make these portraits across the country, inclusive of different ages, races and demographics. I also hope to publish a book of the photos and the sisters’ stories, to be used as a fundraising tool for metastatic breast cancer research.

Many of the women I photograph for the project are advocates for Stage IV breast cancer research and they have inspiring stories to share. I’d like to exhibit some of my photos in breast cancer treatment centers and other locations to help spread their messages.

Currently, only up to 7% of all of the money raised for breast cancer research goes specifically toward Stage IV breast cancer research.

I’m looking for sponsors and grants to help me make this project possible.

A direct donation can also be made through the button below or by purchasing a print from my Feng Shui photo art cures series.

Make a direct donation to Sisters & Survivors of $200 or more and receive a print of your choice from my Feng Shui Photo Art Cures series. Learn more here.

Get in touch with questions and to schedule your own special Sisterhood portrait session at carey@careykirkella.com.