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Veterans about using the camera in awkward social situations. Our experiences with the healing power of the camera — and the images it creates — were similar. We shared similar experiences, recognizing the need to tell Veterans’ stories through positive images and understanding the value of photography in helping them transition from Active Duty.
When Project Wounded Ego shut down, there remained a demand for its services. Organizations wanted support in photographing Veterans. And, there was a clear need for tools that can connect and engage Veterans with other Veterans in similar situations. As a Veteran with a passion for photography, I knew that the camera can be a tool for coping with social anxiety and making connections. After talking with other Veterans about how they used photography in their own lives, I could see there was therapeutic potential in photography. Many of us had used our cameras as invisibility shields. Joining forces with a charismatic Veteran from Project Wounded Ego, I took the learnings from that organization to create a more robust program that focuses on education and the ability of photography to strengthen and heal.
Both of us had a passion to create images of Veterans that mattered and a desire to provide photography education.
In June 2016, we incorporated Task Force: ISO as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Similar to Project Wounded Ego, we provide event photography for Veterans’ organizations. However, we now focus on getting good images of every Veteran participant for their benefit, with the support of the organization as a secondary goal. Unlike our predecessor
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