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📸 This photo exhibition raises suicide awareness

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Alison Zavos
September 10, 2024

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‘Take One a Day’ Exhibition Raises Suicide Awareness in Rural UK County

Trigger warning: Mention of suicide

Paul Gutherson, a Lincolnshire, UK resident, was out walking his dog one day when he found a suicide victim. Deeply traumatized by this event, he sought therapy and later started taking photos of his natural environment. One a day.

A chance discovery of these photos on Facebook by an old friend Jason Baron—former Head of Creative Photography at the BBC—led to the creation of the “Take One a Day” photo exhibition. Currently on view at Lincoln’s Usher Gallery (through September 15, 2024), the exhibition, curated by Baron, highlights a deeply personal and community-focused initiative around this sensitive topic, bringing the darkness into light, and bringing the local community together through art and discourse.

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately for help. Here is a list of international suicide hotlines.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for a Research Fellow in the Department of Photography (NYC)

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The New York Public Library is looking for a Collections Photographer - Specialist II (Temporary) (NYC)

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