We introduce to you:

This has been a long time coming and we are extremely happy to announce this to you. We have been working for several months on forming this non-profit organization. Please read below to learn more about our efforts.

Since a two-month trip to Venezuela in 2001, I have had a passion for documenting history. Being from a strong family with legacy and warmth, I have had a deep desire to use my talent to capture the lives of those who have lost this their family history. Our plan is to use photography to create a sense of self worth, pride and value in an otherwise unnoticed person. We desire that these people will be able to hold a tangible documentation of who they are.

Recapture is an organization with documenting lost history as it’s focus. Seeing a world torn by disaster and lost; this non-profit will seek those less privileged, they will document their lives through portraits of their families. The images will then be edited, toned, printed and delivered back into their hands.

Recapture has plans to travel internationally as well as nationally visiting areas of disaster and loss. Some have never held a photograph of themselves, their children or their parents. Through Recapture, legacy will have a chance to be documented. Pride in seeing a self photograph for the first time will bring a smile to their face. People unknown will hold a treasure to keep forever…….an image of their life.

Our first trip will be on February 18th (exactly one week from today) to Thailand. We’ll be visiting Tsunami victims to document their lives. Some for the first time and some to simply restore a lost family history.

Recapture is a dream coming into fruition. We are combining their talents and passions to give people of impoverished, disaster stricken areas a capturing of life, family, traditions and culture through the lens of their camera.

We are also extremely happy to announce our board of directors: Andrew Niesen and Rachel LaCour Niesen from LaCour and ShootQ, Garrett and Joy Nudd from Garrett Nudd Photography and Ben Vigil from Ben Vigil Photography. We are honored to have this strong group of photographers and friends to help guide us and be a driving force behind this endeavor.

“When I decided to take a hiatus from photojournalism to form a wedding photography studio and now a fledgling software company, I picked up Michael Gerber’s book The E-Myth. One of Gerber’s tenets made its way onto the wall of quotes beside my desk: “The purpose of your life is not to serve your business – but the purpose of your business is to serve your life.”

After reading the E-Myth, I mulled over this particular quote for a few days and kept asking myself, “But then what?” Achieving freedom is great. But…freedom to do what?

That deeply-rooted question haunts me daily; it challenges me more than any financial or artistic question ever could. Purpose and ambition, in my experience, do not bring fulfillment and meaning if the goal is personal and singular. Passion without purpose can quickly lead to self-serving hubris.

If the purpose of your business is to serve your life, then I believe the purpose of your life is to serve others.

Our world is broken; human suffering is frighteningly overlooked. The Biblical adage, “To whom much is given, of him much shall be required,” is not just a nice observation. It’s an imperative.

Chris and Katie Torres have taken this imperative to heart and created a non-profit organization that seeks to recapture lost history; restoring family legacy.

I am proud to support their efforts!”

– Rachel LaCour Niesen from LaCour, Recapture Board Member