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Ashlyn Hanson, Amsterdam, Holland (P648)

Many thanks to Ashlyn Hanson, our new Contributing Photographer!

Ashlyn comments, “Hi! My name is Ashlyn Hanson, and I discovered Healing Photo Art recently during my time abroad studying in Florence, Italy. I have loved being able to volunteer with this organization, as well as become a contributing photographer. I am happy to be able to contribute to such an amazing cause that provides comfort to patients and puts a smile on people’s faces in hospitals across the world! While volunteering, I have seen how much care, effort, and attention Elaine puts into her work, and this foundation, and I am so excited I get to be a part of something so special. As I continue to study here in Florence, I hope to contribute more time and my photos to Healing Photo Art, as it is a philanthropic cause I greatly admire.”

Averie Schweitzer, Venice, Italy (P646)

Enjoy this lovely photo of Venice by Averie Schweitzer, our new Contributing Photographer!

Averie comments, “I am a part of Elaine’s internship/volunteer program and I am honored to be able to contribute to such a thoughtful program. Elaine is so welcoming and a wonderful person.  She took us around to see the secret gems of Florence and to her beautiful home. This program is so wonderful. I love that my photos that I have taken are going to such a beautiful cause to help those who are in a hard position.”

Alyssa Dalto, Lake Como, Italy (P647)

Welcome to Alyssa Dalto, our new Contributing Photographer!

Alyssa comments, “My name is Alyssa Dalto, and I’m a current volunteer for the Healing Photo Art organization. I’m a junior at Providence College, and I am currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy! I was excited to learn about the incredible work being done by the Healing Photo Art Foundation, and am grateful for the opportunity to volunteer for such an inspiring organization. As someone who has always loved both nature and photography, I was excited to support the Foundation’s mission to bring comfort to patients and families in hospitals through donated artwork and photographs. After working with this organization now for several months, I can see not only the inspiring and generous work that they do, but also the direct positive impact it has on people around the world. I know that they will continue on this mission of helping make days and spaces a little brighter as much as they can for patients!”

Sydney Zeng, Cap-d’Ail, France (P649)

Many thanks to Sydney Zeng, our new Contributing Photographer!

Sydney comments, “Volunteering with Elaine at Healing Art Photography has been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had. Elaine leads with such compassion, purpose, and authenticity that it’s impossible not to feel inspired by the work she does. Being part of her mission to bring art and life back into hospitals has shown me how deeply creativity can support healing. It has been moving to see how something as simple as a photograph can change the feeling of a room and offer comfort to patients and their families. Contributing my time and my photography to this work has meant a lot to me, and I truly hope my photos can find their way onto more hospital walls in the future. I’m grateful for everything I’ve learned from Elaine and for the chance to be part of something that helps people feel more grounded, seen, and hopeful during difficult moments.”

Jesseca Nhu Chau, California USA (P643)

Welcome to Jesseca Nhu Chau, our new Contributing Photographer!

Jesseca comments, “My name is Jesseca Chau and it has been wonderful volunteering with the Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals. With my current time studying abroad in Italy as a senior student, I desire to give back to the community. The foundation is great combining all aspects of giving through photography and nature to enrich patient’s mental health in hospitals. I was able to donate a floral photo to a hospital in Italy with more nature photos to come. It was a pleasure meeting Elaine, the founder of the foundation and our intern team. Through many adventures together and giving back to society improving the wellness of others, I am extremely grateful for this experience.”

Danielle Gomez, Vernazza, Italy (P644)

Enjoy this beautiful photo taken by Danielle Gomez, our new Contributing Photographer!

Danielle comments, “I found out about Healing Photo Art while studying abroad in Florence, and I am so grateful to be a part of this foundation. Elaine has given myself and other students an opportunity to share our photographs with local and global hospitals. As a volunteer for this foundation, I have seen how Elaine’s hard work has created an inspirational outlet for photographers and artists, has inspired the work of so many healthcare workers, and has created a hospitable environment for hospital patients around the world. Not only has this organization helped me to see more beauty in the world through photography, it has allowed me to foster relationships in a new country and serve the healthcare community abroad. I look forward to contributing more photographs to the foundation and watching their impact flourish.”

Mia Marcillac, Careyes, Mexico (P645)

Many thanks to Mia Marcillac, our new Contributing Photographer, for her colorful photo!

Mia comments, “Hi! My name is Mia Marcillac and I am so honored to have contributed a photo to Healing Photo Art. It has been such an incredible experience volunteering for this organization and seeing how these photographs can really make an impact on not only the patients but the staff as well. It is so amazing that a photo of mine can be presented in a hospital and hopefully have a positive impact on its environment. As I continue to travel I hope to take more beautiful photos that can be contributed to this organization. As I am studying abroad in Florence, it is so special to be able to give back to this community and continue this philanthropic work. Elaine has been so kind to myself and the other volunteers and being able to contribute a photo to this organization makes my time studying in Florence so much sweeter.”

Elaine Poggi, Alpe Di Siusi, Italy (M232)

A beautiful view from the top of the Alpe di Siusi in Val Gardena, taken by Elaine Poggi!

Sarah Grossen, Louisiana USA (P573F)

Enjoy this beautiful rose taken by Sarah Grossen, our Contributing Photographer!

P640 Cristina Brizi, Florence, Italy

Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Cristina Brizi!

Cristina comments, “I am proud to be part of Elaine’s Healing Photo Art project. For me, photography is a silent narrative that connects people through invisible words. Within spaces of care, the delicacy of a flower, the gentle curves of a landscape, or the power of a sea wave are transformed into ever-new emotions, because the gaze — and the heart — of each observer is always new.”

P611 Mike Endres:Little Wing Photo, Washington USA

Enjoy this lovely photo taken by Mike Endres, our new Contributing Photographer!

Mike comments, “I ran across Elaine’s organization quite by accident but I’m so glad I did. Having spent my career in the Army as a RN I’ve often been able to witness first-hand how good photography can take a person out of their current situation and give them hope in themselves and the world. I look forward to continuing to work with this organization and support the good that they do.”
Mike Endres, Little Wing Photo

P639 Logan Foraker, Missouri USA

Many thanks to Logan Foraker, our new Contributing Photographer!

Logan comments, “I discovered this beautiful organization by happenstance, and swiftly grew to love them and their mission. The process for submitting photos was swift and easy, and communication with the representatives was wonderful. I will gladly donate again when I have something ready to share!”

Matteo Monzali, Florence, Italy (P638)

Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Matteo Monzali, from Florence, Italy!

Matteo comments, “A really wonderful foundation that brings happiness where it’s needed the most.
I discovered it while I was at the hospital donating blood, and I was so inspired by the idea that I felt the need to participate!”

Taylor Mae Frey, Montana USA (P637)

Many thanks to Taylor Mae Frey, our new Contributing Photographer!

Taylor comments, “I think the Healing Arts Foundation is one of the best charitable ideas I’ve come across. I really love its simplicity and straightforward values of connecting with others through artwork. Hospitals are lonely places and as a contributing photographer, I’m truly grateful that perhaps one of my photos can brighten someone’s darkest days- who needs it the most. Truly a wonderful cause, and I’m so thankful to be a part of it.”

Kristi Foster, Mt. Fuji, Japan (P636)

Enjoy this beautiful photo of Mount Fuji taken by our Contributing Photographer and Board Member, Kristi Foster!

Kristi comments, “I am deeply honored to be a board member and contributing artist for The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals, an organization close to my heart.

At The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals, we believe in the quiet power of beautiful images to bring comfort and hope. Through donated photographs, we help transform hospital environments into spaces that promote healing not just physically, but emotionally too.

I’m incredibly proud that my photograph is part of healing spaces in hospitals and care centers around the world, including: Brazil, Australia, Guinea, Nepal, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Niger, Philippines, Japan, the UK, Italy, France, Missouri, New York, Minnesota, and Colorado!”

Richard Myers, Alaska USA (P634)

Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Richard Myers!

Richard comments, “Having spent most of my work-a-day life in medical schools and other assorted hospitals, it was a very comforting diversion for patients and staff to lock in on a beautiful photographic scene and “leave” the immediate environment behind for the moment.
Elaine and the HEALING PHOTO ARTS, are on the leading edge of what makes healing establishments much more therapeutic and with better outcomes by helping to reduce the often high stress and anxious situations in those settings.
I am blessed to be able to continue to be part of healing environments now through my photographic contributions. I cannot say enough about the stable of beautiful and often relaxing images provided by the healing photo art foundation. No medical setting should be without the beautiful healing influence of these photographs.”

Crystal Fierros-Garcia, Le Cinque Terre, Italy (P633)

Many thanks to our new Contributing Photographer, Crystal Fierros-Garcia, for her lovely photo!

Crystal comments, “Hi! My name is Crystal Fierros-Garcia. I volunteered with the foundation during my spring study abroad in Florence. I found out about this organization through my school Florence University of the Arts. I wanted to give back in a way and this was the perfect fit for my chaotic schedule. I had lots of fun getting to meet other students volunteering for the organization as well as getting to know Elaine. I am honored to have been involved in such a meaningful organization!”

Uwe Hahn, Moritzburg, Germany (631)

Welcome to Uwe Hahn, our new Contributing Photographer!

Uwe comments, “Hello! My name is Uwe Hahn, and I discovered the Healing Photo Art website more by chance. I’m already retired, but I spend some of my free time on a cancer ward at a local hospital reading stories to sick children. Simply to distract them from the stressful daily hospital routine for a while. I know how important these things are for the healing process. When I found this website, I was immediately fascinated by the concept. And since I also enjoy photography, I thought it would be a good idea to join the website as a contributing photographer. I contacted Elaine and I’m now proud that my first photo has found a place in her gallery.
May this and all the others bring a smile to the faces of patients and hospital staff and temporarily ease the illness.”

Isabel Lamporte, New York USA (P628)

Enjoy this beautiful photo of our new Contributing Photographer, Isabel Lamporte!

Isabel comments, “Hello everyone, my name is Isabel Lamporte. I am a volunteer researching neuro aesthetics and a contributing photographer for Healing Photo Art. I am volunteering from Florence, Italy and it has been an incredible experience. I got connected with the foundation through Syracuse University, where I am an Environmental and Interior Design major. So, my studies and career connect directly with the mission of the foundation to create medical spaces more comfortable for all the people that use it. I love using my photography as inspiration for my interior projects and hope I can continue to make a positive impact by contributing to Healing Photo Art!”

Chloé-Eloïse Mallet, Cape Town, South Africa (P627)

Many thanks to Chloé-Eloïse Mallet, our new Contributing Photographer, for her lovely photo!

Chloé-Eloïse comments, “My name is Chloe-Eloise and this semester I am working with the healing photo art foundation as a volunteer and contributing photographer. Elaine’s mission resonates with me. As a Film and TV Production major, I believe in the healing powers of visual media and I am honored to be able to contribute to this mission. The first photo I have contributed is really special to me because it was taken in the country I grew up in: South Africa. I am excited to share the comfort and joy that sunsets in the Western Cape always used to give me!”

Oti Tsone, Abuja, Nigeria (P639)

Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Oti Tsone, from Nigeria!

Oti comments, “I am so happy to contribute to this great mandate to serve humanity. Communication with Elaine was seamless and very friendly. I am glad to be a volunteer at The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals, and my little can help make a difference!”

Haylee Hutson, New York USA (P626)

Enjoy this beautiful rainbow photo by our new Contributing Photographer, Haylee Hutson!

Haylee comments, “Hello, my name is Haylee Hutson, and I am volunteering for the Healing Photo Art Foundation through the Syracuse University Florence I-Volunteer program! I am currently in my third year of college at Syracuse University, where I am studying marketing and entrepreneurship. I am thrilled to be a contributing photographer for this wonderful non-profit to help spread a sense of joy to those spending their time in hospitals. I’ve had the luxury of being able to take beautiful pictures across all different terrains throughout the world, and I am so excited for this opportunity to share them as a vital part of the foundation’s mission.

Here is one of my first contributions to the foundation, which was taken at Saranac Lake in Upstate New York. Being from Syracuse as well, I’ve ventured to many stunning Upstate locations like this one. This was taken right after an intense rainstorm, and I thought it was a special and comforting capture of a bold rainbow. I am honored to contribute to such a meaningful cause!”

Kate Alberga, Easter Island, Chile (P625)

Many thanks to Kate Alberga, our new Contributing Photographer, for her amazing photo!

Kate comments, “Hi everyone! My name is Kate Alberga, and I will be volunteering with The Foundation for Healing Photo Art in Hospitals during my spring semester in Florence. I am a Psychology and Anthropology & Sociology student at Lafayette College. Throughout my academic journey, I have actively worked with non-profit organizations dedicated to veteran support and mental/physical health, which has deepened my commitment to the foundation’s mission of bringing healing photography to hospitals worldwide. My first contribution to the foundation is a photograph captured along the breathtaking shores of Easter Island. I truly believe in the transformative power of art in enhancing well-being, and am honored to support this meaningful initiative.”