Current Project

My current project is a portrait book featuring vegans. My goal in this creative endeavour is to show the diversity in our vegan community and to reveal a bit about each individual vegan through dialogue and thoughtful portraiture.

Portrait of a Vegan is currently moving from Portland to Los Angeles. Photo shoots in the Los Angeles area will begin in Summer 2008.

1. I am a vegan interested in participating. What do I need to do?

Contact me so we can figure out the when and where for your portrait to be taken, and fill out a questionnaire sometime before we meet. That's it!

2. Where and when will my portrait be taken?

I'm interested in showing you in the location that you feel is your "natural habitat" - where you feel the most you. This can be your home, your work, your gym, or at a location where you do a favorite activity (hiking, skiing, surfing, writing, drinking coffee, etc.)

The location is completely up to you and we'll work together to schedule a date and time.

3. What should I wear?

Wear whatever you think says "You." Please don't dress up in your special occasion clothes - Remember, I am interested in showing you in your "natural habitat."

4. What information will I need to provide?

The questionnaire has several questions and will be provided to you well before your portrait is taken (via email or snail mail) so you can complete it at your leisure.

Feel free to skip the questions you don't feel like answering, but I hope you will respond with wonderfully insightful comments to at least a few - it will make for a much more interesting book!

5. Will this book be published and made available for purchase?

Yes! And a percentage of the proceeds will go to an organization that works on behalf of animals. Details to be announced. Check back here or sign up for email updates.

6. How can I stay updated on the project's progress?

If you subscribe to the project's email updates you'll receive infrequent updates on the project's progress, including publish dates and special events.

You can also subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Portrait of a Vegan and other goings on at SMR Photography.

7. Are you vegan?

Yes! I'm proud to say I've been vegan for 6 years (as of May 2008), and was vegetarian for 9 years before that.

Absolutely! Contact me at shannon@shannonmrush.com or 503-997-5045.