The CVC Legacy Project

Of course this caught my attention as I was scrolling my personal feed, Charlie’s iconic photo surfaces again in a World Press Special Exhibition featuring a selection of awarded World Press photos between 1955-2022. When I read the article, I discovered that it so eloquently put how incredibly important the role of photojournalists are in “shaping our collective memory and creating mutual understanding”.
Thank you to ALL photojournalists that risk your life daily to preserve a truthful record of mankind.

An update from the CVC:

We thought you all would enjoy an update on what we have been doing since our first annual fundraiser in February. As you all know, we are still building the foundation of our project and we are excited to soon be sharing some of Charlie’s incredible photographs.
Currently, we are consulting with lawyers to establish legal copyright protections for Charlie’s work
We have been researching equipment that will best serve us in the process of archiving and cataloging the countless slides and negatives in Charlie’s collection.
Key team members have been researching grant options and attending workshops to better prepare for applications
We are reading and listening to audio from Joan Mitchell’s CALL (Creating A Living Legacy), a program we’re using to base our own best practices
We have been studying Adobe Lightroom, which is an imaging management software, and formulating a best practices Digital Imaging Management Plan
We were also able to move 20 large plastic bins full of images, slides, negatives, and ephemera over to our studio location.
In addition to all this, Susan Cole's birthday Facebook fundraiser brough in an additional $850.00 allowing us to buy our first MacBook Pro.
Your continued support is tantamount to our success and we appreciate each and every one of you supporting our cause. There are great things to come and we are working hard to achieve our goals.
If you would like to learn more about the CVC Legacy Project- please contact us at: www.CVCLegacyProject.org

Thank you to Joe Easterday for his tremendous support and the sharing of his story and connection for the upcoming CVC Legacy Project fundraiser.

Joe shares his personal story of how the Tank Man image impacted his life and will be featured in our Gala appeal video. It means the world to us that Joe took the time to share his story.