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Chris Mack

My name is Chris Mack, and this project is my journey to becoming the best portrait photographer I can be. I’m an amateur photographer of almost 25 years and my goal is to take 100 portraits, each in exchange for a personal story from the Storyteller. With every portrait, I aim to improve by at least 1%, hoping that by the time I reach the last one, I will have mastered the craft.

This idea was inspired by my son, Noah, who passed away in May of 2003—just 29 days before his 20th birthday. Noah was a brilliant writer, but he also loved to sing. After he passed, we learned from a close friend—an opera singer—that he had been sending her videos of himself singing songs by his favorite artists, like Norah Jones and Adele. His goal was simple: to get at least 1% better with each song. That mindset stuck with me, and now, it guides my approach to this project.