How did you get all these people to do this?

The truth is: I didn’t. In the early goings, I asked some good friends if I could photograph them, or if they would introduce me to other women. Things started off at a glacial pace, because many were skeptical that this was even a doable project. But soon someone suggested her daughter, and told friends as well; and then it was spreading by word of mouth like wildfire! Now, subjects have a tendency to approach me, whether it is in person right after seeing the exhibit or reading the book; or through hearing about the project from a friend or this website and sending an e-mail.

Volunteering was therefore driven by a response to the project itself. It had nothing to do with my somehow talking people into this crazy idea. Nor was money a factor, because I’ve never paid anyone to let me photograph her. The only way someone may be a part of this project is because she wants to, period. Fortunately that has worked.

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