Christiana Mall owner, local photographer to offer professional headshots to unemployed as part of 50-state effort

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Don Mann, of Don Mann Photography Inc., Landenberg, PA, is participating with Headshot Booker and  Brookfield Properties in the largest, single-day photo initiative that will provide 10,000 unemployed Americans nationwide with a complimentary, professional headshot to include with their resumes and post to job sites such as LinkedIn.

Mann will be producing the complimentary headshots on Wednesday, July 22 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Brookfield Property located at 132 Christiana Mall, Newark, DE 19702. Brookfield owns the Delaware mall.

Complimentary headshots are open to anyone  who is currently unemployed, but participants are asked to visit  HeadshotBooker.com  for details and schedule a time to be photographed.

More than 200 photographers will participate across all 50 states, creating pop-up studios at nearly every Brookfield retail location nationwide. Headshots will be provided to participants on site through event photo sharing platform  SpotMyPhotos.

“Our community, like so many others, was hit hard by COVID-19 and we were looking for ways to help our neighbors get back on their feet,” said Mann, who noted that, according to LinkedIn, people who include headshots receive 21 times more profile views and nine  times more ‘connection’ requests. “We heard about what Headshot Booker and Brookfield Properties were doing across the country and wanted to be a part of it. We are giving hope in a desperate situation, and are excited and grateful to be able to contribute to such a great initiative.”

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10,000 Headshots is the brainchild of Tony Taafe, who co-founded Headshot Booker with renowned portrait photographer, Peter Hurley and national event photographer, Lauren Lieberman. Taafe recalled the struggles his dad had with unemployment and the impact it had on his entire family. “I know firsthand that the effects of unemployment extend well beyond an individual,” he explains. “My dad was the hardest working person I ever met. He was in construction so the work wasn’t consistent and he had almost zero job security. “Unemployment impacts everyone and everything associated with that person,” Taafe continued.

The base price for a high quality, professional headshot starts around $250, which equates to more than $2.5 million in collective services these photographers will provide through this initiative.

In addition to Headshot Booker, Brookfield Properties, and SpotMyPhotos, additional support is provided by Canon USA, Tether Tools, and PhotoFlashDrive.

Don Mann offers professional headshots for businesses, actors, modeling portfolios, and individuals, as well as commercial and event photography. 

 

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