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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Nadine Evans, Contributing Photographer
Nadine Evans, Cabo, Mexico (P664)
Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Nadine Evans!
Nadine comments, “Working with The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals has already been such a meaningful experience for me. Photography has always been a quiet way for me to slow down and notice beauty in moments that might otherwise go unseen. Light through flowers, still water, movement in nature, and the small details that make people pause for a moment and simply breathe.
Knowing that one of my photographs could bring even a small sense of calm, comfort, or peace to someone in a hospital setting means more to me than I can fully express. During difficult moments, environment matters, and I love the idea that art can soften a space and make it feel a little more human and comforting.
I’m truly grateful to be included among the contributing photographers and thankful for the incredible work this foundation does to bring healing imagery into hospitals around the world.”
— Nadine Marie
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Julie Gordon, Contributing Photographer
Julie Gordon, California USA (P663)
Enjoy this beautiful underwater photo taken by Julie Gordon, our new Contributing Photographer!
Julie comments, “During a hospital stay of my own, I found myself soothed by a single photograph on the wall. It reminded me how powerful imagery can be when someone is navigating uncertainty. As an underwater photographer, I’ve always felt that the ocean holds a kind of quiet medicine for the body and soul and I enjoy sharing this world with others. Connecting with Elaine and being invited to contribute was an unexpected gift. I’m honored to have my work included in a mission that bring calm and source of comfort to people and places that truly matter.”
