livebooks blog

The generous contribution by liveBooks of a website for my Curse of the Black Gold project enabled me to not only aggregate all the information for outreach, education, press and my work, but it also taught me the power of what a great website can do for my advocacy work. By allowing me to point activists, educators, students and other professionals to one site, rich with creative content and useful information, the impact of my project was propelled to another dimension.

Ed Kashi, Photojournalist

Having the Images of Hope website created by liveBooks has been a blessing. Images of Hope was started after my son, Montana, battled Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of 2 1/2. I had been wanting to find a way to give back to all those who have helped us in numerous ways while he fought for those 3 years. Photography is a passion of mine as well as for many others. Photographs capture moments, memories and they are priceless. Since the launching of the website we have had many photographers throughout the country who have become involved in helping to capture these precious moments of children battling these horrific diseases.

The website has helped with spreading awareness and bringing attention to the number one killer among kids. The families of the children photographed are beyond grateful for the images they receive. We are capturing memories of a hero, which will eventually be hope for future children diagnosed with a devastating illness. Images of Hope is dedicated to helping children and providing them with lasting memories through art. This website has been our number one way of sharing what we do. Without the capability of being able to view images the ability of spreading awareness would be much less effective.

Jessica Oatman, Photographer and Founder of Images of Hope

From isolated Iran liveBooks helps me to connect and show my work to
the world. I cannot thank them enough!

Newsha Tavakolian, Photojournalist

I got my site in 2008, as part of the National Geographic All Roads photography award supported by liveBooks. It was the most exciting part of the award since it was something that had a longer term effect on my international career. We worked together with a designer to achieve the look that I wanted: something simple and professional that allowed the photographs to speak for themselves. The editSuite makes it so much easier to change and update content, I could not chase down my web designer in Baku, Azerbaijan where I used to live each time I wanted to upload a new portfolio. I can now change the entire website in one day and more importantly, I can do it myself, something that was unimaginable to me before!

I currently live in Cairo, Egypt and with my site being part of an international platform, this move did not present any problems. I use my site all the time both with editorial clients and print buyers. I also like the way liveBooks is keeping the pulse on all the latest technological developments, e.g. making websites i-Pad compatible with only one click, introducing Scaler etc. I think the ease of the new website and the smart design has increased the traffic to my site and therefore exposure to my work.

Rena Effendi, Photojournalist