Just one week to go and Stephanie and I will be on the plane on our way to Rwanda for the launch of Picture Hope. Here are several ways you can come along with us as we get ready to take off on this year long journey.

Submit a photo of yourself or your children to the Picture Hope Flickr Pool. We'll print up these images as hope notes with the message "Thank you for sharing your story" for every story teller we meet along the way. To see your face and to know you're listening will give this work heart and soul wherever we go.

Join us for the special Picture Hope reception at the Shutter Suite this Friday at 4PM in Chicago. Held in conjunction with the Blogher Conference, the Shutter Suite is your place to lounge, check out our sponsors, get a taste of Open Range Wines from Casey Flat Ranch Vineyards, make hope notes with suite full of hip HP technology goodness and say good-bye before Stephanie and I head out next week. We'd love to see you!

Purchase the Picture Hope book in the Blurb Store and directly support the people we meet along the way. Too often photographers come to the global south to shoot without making any impact on the lives of their subjects along the way. We are so hopeful about another way of sharing our content--especially in Africa. 100% of all profits from the book go straight to the people who were generous enough to tell their stories.

Join us on themotherhood.com as Stephanie and I LIVE chat directly from Kigali, Rwanda about our experiences on the ground. This will be your time to ask questions, see first images and share our first experiences as photographer partners in Rwanda. Mark your calendars--the chat will start at noon Eastern Standard Time on August 3rd. We can't wait to share this journey with you!