
After publishing a viral series of cinematic portraits of first responders in 2013, photographer Brandon Cawood is back again with another creative portrait project for a good cause. For “When I Grow Up,” Cawood created cinematic portraits of 5th grade students acting out their future careers.
The project started with a simple class project that asked the students to research the careers of their choice. For extra credit, they could interview a local professional in the same career. A couple of the students wanted to become professional photographers, so they approached Cawood for an interview. Cawood was then asked to speak to the class, the students requested portraits, and that’s how the project was born. Cawood spent 4 days working with the youth on the shoot, dressing them up and capturing portraits against a white background in the school auditorium. He then spent the summer shooting other images to use for each background. 


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