Humanizing Hospitals Through Healing Photo Art
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Placing Healing Art Where It’s Needed Most
Nature images can help heal the soul, which in turn helps heal the body.
White, cold, sterile walls exemplify the traditional hospital setting, where stress, pain, fear and loneliness abound. Staring at these empty walls is boring and depressing. The mood changes when our beautiful nature photos are placed on the walls, providing color, comfort, and hope to patients, caregivers, and loved ones.
The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals was established in the USA in 2002 by photographer Elaine Poggi, who turned her personal tragedy of the loss of her mother into a worldwide campaign to bring photos of nature to hospitals.
Offering an extensive portfolio of nature photos ranging from tropical beaches to Japanese cherry blossoms to the Tuscan hills, donated by Elaine and other photographers from all corners of the world, the nonprofit Foundation seeks funding to cover printing, framing, and shipping expenses so that the cost to hospitals is minimal or none at all.
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Gina M. Hope, Contributing Photographer
Gina M. Hope, Netherlands (P672)
Gina comments, “I’m honored to contribute my flower photography to the Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals. I’m a floral and botanical photographer, and my work has grown into a healing flower brand, created with healing spaces in mind. Every image is real: real flowers, real light, no filters, no AI.
I reached out because the Foundation’s mission is so close to what I create, and the response was warm and quick from my very first message. It means a great deal to know my photographs will help bring calm and beauty to healing spaces, and art like this can make a real difference for patients, families and staff.”
Gina M. Hope Floral and Botanical Photography
Laura Atkinson, Contributing Photographer
P665 Laura Atkinson, Rhode Island USA
Laura comments, “As soon as I learned about Healing Photo Art and its mission to bring comfort, hope, and beauty into hospitals around the world, I knew I needed to connect with this organization. The submission process was welcoming, simple, and thoughtfully organized. I was deeply honored when my pink lotus photograph was selected for the Maternity Unit at Careggi Hospital in Florence, Italy. Knowing that an image I created may offer a peaceful and uplifting moment to patients, families, and healthcare workers is incredibly meaningful. I am grateful to Elaine and the Foundation for giving photographers the opportunity to use their art to make a genuine difference.”
