My final project for photography was a documentary style collection of photos featuring Furry Connection North 2013
As a side project, I wrote information for each photo. They can be viewed with or without the text. Special thanks to all of those who I interviewed and caught in my camera's view.
Every furry convention has a charity. Furry Connection North’s Charity for 2013 was the Country Cat & City Kitty/Kitten Rescue. Their mission is to provide safe, foster-based care for cats and kittens during the active pursuit of forever homes. Open donations are allowed at conventions for the charities. There are also events such as poker tournaments, card tournaments, the charity auction, and more that give their money to the charity. For 2013, Furry Connection North raised a total of $21,049.67 for the Country Cat & City Kitty/Kitten Rescue. In 2012, Anthrocon, located in Pittsburph, Pennsylvania, raised $20,656.00 for the Hello Bully charity. One of the most recent stories surrounding the pull of the furry fandom centers around a small sandwich shop in Pittsburgh. Located just down the road from Anthrocon, Fernando’s Café welcomed the furries each year, decorating the shop with paw prints, giving the foods furry-related names, and even making special t-shirts. The owner of Fernando’s renames his shop Furnando’s Cafe for the furries return every year and furries have accepted Furnando’s as a tradition every year.
The year of 2012 did not seem as bright, however. Due to the recession and debt, Mr. DeCarvalho, the owner of Fernando’s, announced that he couldn’t pay his rent and would have to shut down the sandwich shop. This shocked the furries. Donations were rounded up and a check for $23,000.00 was given to Mr. DeCarvalho. Although his shop still had to be sold, the donation allowed Mr. DeCarvalho to pay all of the bills he had shirked to keep his shop open and kept Fernando’s Café open for another Anthrocon. In an article by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mr. DeCarvalho said “I believe God worked through the furries, because I was really in need.” He was sad to see his shop close, but felt that he had lived the American dream and was ready to work on his religious studies to become a pastor.
As a side project, I wrote information for each photo. They can be viewed with or without the text. Special thanks to all of those who I interviewed and caught in my camera's view.
Every furry convention has a charity. Furry Connection North’s Charity for 2013 was the Country Cat & City Kitty/Kitten Rescue. Their mission is to provide safe, foster-based care for cats and kittens during the active pursuit of forever homes. Open donations are allowed at conventions for the charities. There are also events such as poker tournaments, card tournaments, the charity auction, and more that give their money to the charity. For 2013, Furry Connection North raised a total of $21,049.67 for the Country Cat & City Kitty/Kitten Rescue. In 2012, Anthrocon, located in Pittsburph, Pennsylvania, raised $20,656.00 for the Hello Bully charity. One of the most recent stories surrounding the pull of the furry fandom centers around a small sandwich shop in Pittsburgh. Located just down the road from Anthrocon, Fernando’s Café welcomed the furries each year, decorating the shop with paw prints, giving the foods furry-related names, and even making special t-shirts. The owner of Fernando’s renames his shop Furnando’s Cafe for the furries return every year and furries have accepted Furnando’s as a tradition every year.
The year of 2012 did not seem as bright, however. Due to the recession and debt, Mr. DeCarvalho, the owner of Fernando’s, announced that he couldn’t pay his rent and would have to shut down the sandwich shop. This shocked the furries. Donations were rounded up and a check for $23,000.00 was given to Mr. DeCarvalho. Although his shop still had to be sold, the donation allowed Mr. DeCarvalho to pay all of the bills he had shirked to keep his shop open and kept Fernando’s Café open for another Anthrocon. In an article by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mr. DeCarvalho said “I believe God worked through the furries, because I was really in need.” He was sad to see his shop close, but felt that he had lived the American dream and was ready to work on his religious studies to become a pastor.
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