Help sustain Halogen's free photo sessions for the community!

Halogen raises suicide awareness in Black and Brown trans and gender expansive communities through art. We are committed to providing a space where Black and Brown trans and gender expansive individuals can honor themselves, reimagine and nourish the relationship with the self, and explore rawness and sweeping genuineness of their soul. Importantly, starting, holding, and continuing the conversation that suicide prevention is not simply a late stage crisis management tool. It is whole self engagement in all parts of someone’s daily life.

In Novemeber of 2025, we started offering free 1-hour photo shoots for Black and Brown trans and gender expansive folks as gender affirming care. This is a space for them to access gender euphoria, love on themselves, and/or get to know themselves deeper. In these sessions, we talk about the work of Halogen and provide mental health first aid - reducing stigma around talking about suicide and suicidal ideation. This space is meant for folks to explore what visibility, autonomy, and expression means to them - allowing them to see themselves the way they see themselves and not how the world may see them. We've done 30 sessions and counting! That's 30+ hours directly celebrating folks!

Halogen is based in Seattle, WA, but folks in different states have been inquiring about if Halogen can come provide free photos in their states. That is definitely a goal in 2026! It would be a beautiful expansion to create photo residencies in different states to provide this service for free. However, that is a future goal.

This fundraiser is to help me keep providing free photo sessions. Studio rental costs, personnel time, travel costs, and general operating costs add up. Please consider donating and/or sharing with folks to help Halogen keep this offering free. Whether you're a one time donor or a month giver of any amount, you are appreciated, seen, valued, and a vital part of this work!

TESTIMONIALS ⭐

I would describe the experience as transformative. It's like sharing + creating something really vulnerable + mostly only seeing one side until it's complete. When those things go really well you can really see everything come alive. That takes a lot of trust + communication. I'm really thankful for my experiences. I'm honored to have transformed during this process. Also very grateful to see myself through the HALOGEN lens. - [Inoli]

I had a wonderful experience. I felt very relaxed and just seen from the very first moment. I could pay attention to how to pose or how to smile because for once I wasn’t in my head about whether I would be seen as myself. A delightful and affirming experience, plus I got some great photos out of it! :)

Yearly Budget Breakdown - Free Photos:

Studio: $5,000
Advertising and marketing materials: $500
Indirect Costs (website hosting, file sharing/hosting): $1,500
Transportation and travel: $500

To learn more about Halogen, please visit www.halogenproject.com. Halogen is fiscally sponsored by Chuckanut Health Foundation. EIN 91-1192943

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