Annie Wells - From An Arm's Length

Annie Wells in a survivor of breast cancer. She is a Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist. She is also a friend.

When she was diagnosed in 2002 she turned her photography skills inward. Taking pictures of herself and her breast throughout her treatment. This, in turn, became the genesis of a feature length documentary, From An Arm's Length, now in post production. On the film's site is a clip from the film - which looks like it will be inspiring, challenging, and honest. Much like Annie's photography.

Check it out. Pass the site around. Nearly all of us know someone who has dealt with breast cancer.

Lunch Break: Annie Wells - From An Arm's Length

Brief midday post to focus some attention of this documentary.

Annie Wells - From An Arm's Length:

L.A. Times photographer Annie Wells never saw herself as an artist-just a person with a camera and a need to understand. Yet her photographs tell such powerful stories that in 1997, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize... In 2002, Annie began work on a story she never thought about telling-her own. She was diagnosed with breast cancer-and found to have the BRCA2 gene that killed her mother and would eventually kill her sister. She bought a Nikon Coolpix digital camera because it could be held at arm's length and swiveled so she could photograph herself...

read the rest and watch the film when it is completed. I know someone involved and very much want this film seen...spread the word.