My purpose is to use my artistic contributions to give marginalized families worldwide the means by which they can thrive.

This is the rewarding part of my journey. I am using knowledge and mastery of wet plate collodion for spiritual discovery and philanthropy, in an effort to better humanity. I contribute with my artwork and partner with global and local foundations which help establish philanthropy projects together with me. The aim is to assist those in need, particularly in 3 areas.

Most recently, I created a program called “Lumen Lucernae” to bring free and clean energy to 2,000 people living in villages across Guatemala. The non-profit Amigos de la Aldea will install photovoltaic solar energy plates in these villages. To achieve this, I created 20 wet plate collodion images capturing the wonderful trees in the city of Coral Gables. Each of these one-of-a-kind pieces is being sponsored by generous donors. With the funds collected through Lumen Lucernae Foundation, a U.S. registered foundation, families in Guatemala will now have free, clean and reliable energy in their homes, improving their quality of life.

Sponsoring one of the 20 images (8 x 10 inches in size) with a single tax-deductable* contribution of USD $2,900 gives the donor one of the unique images, framed with high-grade museum quality materials, and a personalized portrait of the donor (8 x 10 inches in size), both created using the historical ‘’wet plate collodion’’ technique. As an added bonus, photographic artist Miquel Salom will also provide two autographed books to each sponsor.

*Your donation is tax exempt for the full extent allowable by law.