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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 391 - Valerie Jardin & Josh Coombes

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8768 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Josh Coombes is a UK-based hairdresser and when he started to reach out to the homeless in his city and offer them free haircuts, he started the hashtag #dosomethingfornothing. It wasn't long before he decided to take this idea to more than just his native city. The idea is that as the hashtag and online presence grow, others will be inspired to 'do something for nothing'. Whether that may be to people sleeping rough or basically anyone in need of some love. He recently collaborated with US-based street photographer and educator Valerie Jardin. They took to the streets of New York City to offer haircuts, compassion and interaction with a community often disregarded in our culture. Resources: Valerie Jardin Valerie's Hit the Streets Podcast Do Something for Nothing eBook Fundraiser Do Something for Nothing Website Street Photography Behind the Lens Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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0:00.0

The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you.

0:05.1

Help us to bring you great conversations with great photographers.

0:09.7

Support the show today with your monthly contribution through our Patreon effort at patreon.com

0:16.3

or click on the link in the show notes or the website at the candid frame.com.

0:25.9

Thank you.

0:31.2

This is EbodyNX and this is The Candid Frame.

0:40.1

The still image holds an amazing power over us.

0:44.2

It's often the singular image that often holds the power to move us, reconsider long-held

0:50.1

opinions, and sometimes even affect change.

0:53.4

Though the moving image holds much of our attention

0:55.8

these days, the still image maintains a unique place in our consciousness. It's that fact that

1:01.9

often inspires photographers to use their skills to draw attention to matters that often don't find

1:07.9

their way onto the headlines or 24-hour news cycles.

1:12.2

Street photographer and friends the show, Valerie Jardin, was so inspired when she discovered

1:17.8

the work of Josh Coombs.

1:20.3

Josh, who is a hairdresser by trade, has been offering his services to the homeless, providing

1:26.0

them not only an opportunity for physical transformation,

1:29.8

but a moment where they can enjoy some human connection and dignity.

1:35.0

Together, Valerie and Josh took through the streets of New York recently, and each, in their own way,

1:41.1

used their skills to be of service to those that too many of us simply choose to ignore.

1:52.3

Well, Valerie, Josh, welcome to the candid frame.

1:55.5

Valerie, it's always a pleasure to have you on the show, and Josh, I'm excited to have a

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