Rick Guidotti
Positive Exposure
Rick Guidotti, an award-winning photographer, has spent the past twenty years collaborating internationally with nonprofit organizations, hospitals, medical schools, educational institutions, advocacy groups and communities to promote a more inclusive and compassionate world where ALL differences are understood, embraced and celebrated. Guidotti’s work has been published in newspapers, magazines and journals as diverse as Elle, GQ, People, the American Journal of Medical Genetics, The Lancet, Spirituality and Health, the Washington Post, New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and LIFE Magazine. Rick is the founder and director of POSITIVE EXPOSURE, an innovative arts, advocacy, and education organization which utilizes the visual arts to celebrate human diversity, inclusive of ethnicity, religion, age, ability, learning style, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. POSITIVE EXPOSURE has significantly impacted the fields of human rights, mental health, medicine, and education by providing new opportunities to see each individual living with a genetic, physical, behavioral or intellectual difference as a human being and valued member of our society. In June 1998, POSITIVE EXPOSURE was featured in LIFE Magazine as a cover story entitled, Redefining Beauty. In collaboration with the Genetic Alliance and the National Human Genome Research Institute, POSITIVE EXPOSURE premiered a photographic exhibition for the People’s Genome Celebration at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History in 2001. POSITIVE EXPOSURE continues to exhibit in galleries, museums and public arenas internationally. Rick Guidotti remains committed to celebrating the richness and beauty of human diversity.
Change How You See, See How You Change.
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