The NOH8 Campaign Co-Founders Jeff Parshley & Celebrity Photographer Adam Bouska to Hold Open Photo Shoot in Miami
Sunday, April 17, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Trio on The Bay
1601 79th Street Causeway
North Bay Village, Florida 33141
FEE*: Solo Portraits – $40.00
Couple & Group Portraits – $25.00 per person
The NOH8 Campaign (the photographic silent protest created in direct response to the passage of proposition 8) will be holding an open to the public photo shoot in Miami. Anyone that would like to join the NOH8 Campaign is asked to wear a white shirt to math the look of the signature NOH8 photos. Once guests arrive, the NOH8 Campaign will apply the NOH8 temporary tattoo to each persons face and will also supply guests with the silver duct tape for the photo. Celebrity photographer and co-founder Adam Bouska will photograph 5 to 10 frames for each person that comes through. The final selection he chooses will be retouched and make available in 4 to 8 weeks on the website, www.NOH8Campaign.com. Celebrities who have participated include the Kardashian sisters, Cher, Kathy Griffin, Jane Lynch, Pete Wentz, Holly Madison & Guilana Rancic among many others.
*Funds raised by the NOH8 Campaign will be used to continue promoting and raising awareness for marriage equality and anti-discrimination through NOH8’s interactive media campaign. This includes bringing the campaign to other cities around the country, as well as compiling the images for a large-scale media campaign. Under consideration is the expansion of our campaign to other media, including television and radio broadcast, billboards, and magazines. Contributions are also used to cover the daily operations and maintenance necessary to run this rapidly growing campaign.
The NOH8 Campaign is an approved 501(c)(3), donations will be tax-deductible up to the amount allowable by law.
About The Noh8 Campaign
On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response. The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska (http://www.bouska.net) and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with “NOH8” painted on one cheek in protest.
Two years since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to over 10,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more. The NOH8 Campaign has received overwhelming support from around the world, appearing on various local and national news programs and publications. The images are currently being used on various social networking sites to spread the message of equality, predominantly Facebook and Twitter. Eventually the images are expected to be compiled for a large-scale media campaign. For more information, please visit: http://www.noh8campaign.com/
