Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

OPR News

Class Assignment: Show a Random Act of Kindness

Class Assignment: Show a Random Act of Kindness

Late in February of this year I received an email from Kristy Cranston, a student at Brooklyn College studying to become a Speech Pathologist, who needed to fulfill a minimum of 2.5 hours of volunteering at an organization of choice. Kristy is on Dennis McKeever’s right. Other classmates names withheld by request. In Kristy’s words: As a current resident of Staten Island and a former resident... [Read more]


Restoring Photos from the Moore, Oklahoma Tornado

Restoring Photos from the Moore, Oklahoma Tornado

Photos found from the Moore, OK  tornado. Photo Courtesy: Mark Zimmerman Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) is gearing up to help residents of Moore, OK that were hit by an EF-5 tornado on May 210, 2013. Our first priority is not to hamper the clean up and give families time to locate their belongings. Because of the large number of photos that have been displaced, we will be working with groups that collect... [Read more]


Operation Photo Rescue Heads to Seaside Heights, New Jersey

Operation Photo Rescue Heads to Seaside Heights, New Jersey

“Seaside Heights, NJ, Jan 30, 2013–Damage from Hurricane Sandy in this ocean side community was severe. These homes will be torn down in the coming weeks.” Photo by Liz Roll/FEMA Thumbnail photo on homepage–The iconic roller coaster at Seaside Height boardwalk for over 70 years. Photo by Steven Zumwalt/FEMA Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) will be coming to Seaside Height, NJ... [Read more]


A Successful New York City Copy Run

A Successful New York City Copy Run

Memories of a lifetime hit by Hurricane Sandy. The New York copy run was not only a success, but probably one of the most unique copy runs that Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) has ever had.  Katrin Eismann,  well known author and head at School of Visual Arts (SVA) and Ken Allen of Ken Allen Studios came together to host the event at SVA. Also sponsoring and attending the event:  JP Morgan Chase Technology... [Read more]


Press Release: Operation Photo Rescue Coming to New York City to Restore Photos Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

Press Release: Operation Photo Rescue Coming to New York City to Restore Photos Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   EL DORADO, KS – January 15, 2013 – Operation Photo Rescue (OPR), a U.S. not-for-profit organization comprised of a worldwide network of volunteers will be in New York City on February 2nd and 3rd to digitally copy photos for anyone whose pictures were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Hosted by the School of Visual Arts Masters in Digital Photography program and supported... [Read more]


Operation Photo Rescue Gearing Up for New York

Operation Photo Rescue Gearing Up for New York

    We are excited to announce that OPR will be teaming up author, teacher, and photographer Katrin Eismann and Ken Allen of “Ken Allen Studios, L.L.C.a dedicated digital studio that offers archival digitization of collections, exhibit prints and exhibition display printing, and consultation.   Many of us learned how to restore from Katrin’s book Photoshop Restoration & Retouching... [Read more]


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