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What began as a project to add some bulk to a photographer's portfolio has grown into a labor of love for Brandon Cawood, 30.
His series Not All Wear Capes honors the men and women whose job it is to protect others.
'I wanted to take first responders... and I wanted to make a series out of them but in a kind of movie poster/video game cover style. I felt it was a way I can kind of pay my respects to the people in the community who do this job day in and day out,' he told F Stoppers.
The highly stylized images look like Hollywood blockbuster movie stills, furthering the heroic appearance of the first responders he shoots.
For some of his shots, Cawood, from Dalton, Georgia, even took the photographs as his subjects were in the midst of their life-saving work.
'There was an interruption at one point in time,' he admits. 'But it all worked out.'
Cawood, not to be outdone in the hero stakes, has also used his series to sell prints and calendars to raise money for a local children's charity. He donated $6,000 to a scholarship program that provides art classes for children in his community.
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No capes: Brandon Cawood shoots images of people who risk their lives for others for a living
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Labor of love: The project began as a way to add to his portfolio, but became much more
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sk-lives-daily-save-others.html#ixzz32gsNxwNc
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His series Not All Wear Capes honors the men and women whose job it is to protect others.
'I wanted to take first responders... and I wanted to make a series out of them but in a kind of movie poster/video game cover style. I felt it was a way I can kind of pay my respects to the people in the community who do this job day in and day out,' he told F Stoppers.
The highly stylized images look like Hollywood blockbuster movie stills, furthering the heroic appearance of the first responders he shoots.
For some of his shots, Cawood, from Dalton, Georgia, even took the photographs as his subjects were in the midst of their life-saving work.
'There was an interruption at one point in time,' he admits. 'But it all worked out.'
Cawood, not to be outdone in the hero stakes, has also used his series to sell prints and calendars to raise money for a local children's charity. He donated $6,000 to a scholarship program that provides art classes for children in his community.
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No capes: Brandon Cawood shoots images of people who risk their lives for others for a living
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Labor of love: The project began as a way to add to his portfolio, but became much more
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sk-lives-daily-save-others.html#ixzz32gsNxwNc
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
