John Ryan Brubaker

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Portland, OR

John Ryan Brubaker is a freelance photographer and avid Polaroidist often found in the Pacific Northwest.

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Kleeman and Mike new animated short by Randall Christopher

Kleeman and Mike new animated short
- Animation
- San Diego, CA
- 115% funded $5,196 pledged
- 85 backers
- Funded Mar 09, 2012
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Fleeting Pages: pop-up indie book emporium by jodi morrison

A 1 month DIY pop-up indie bookstore in a space left empty by Borders' bankruptcy- zines, comics, indie, self-pub, events, & workshops!
- Publishing
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 107% funded $3,853 pledged
- 124 backers
- Funded May 07, 2011
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"Finding Vivian Maier" - a feature length documentary film by Toneloof

This film unravels the discovery of 100,000 negatives from a mysterious photographer that shocked the world of photography.
- Documentary
- Chicago, IL
- 525% funded $105,042 pledged
- 1,495 backers
- Funded Mar 14, 2011
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Letterpress PDX mobile letterpress education & entertainment by Jenn Lawrence

Magically shrinking thousands of pounds of cast iron, hundreds of years of printing history, and taking it everywhere in Portland
- Crafts
- Portland, OR
- 120% funded $4,809 pledged
- 60 backers
- Funded Jan 01, 2011
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Itchy-O Rock/Doc: An investment in spontaneity by Itchy-O Marching Band

The sophisticatedly savage Itchy-O Marching Band is capturing their raucous blend of entrancing and elusive chaos through a CD and short documentary.
- Rock
- 109% funded $3,285 pledged
- 94 backers
- Funded Sep 28, 2010
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A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA LEFT BEHIND by Brandon Schulman

A photographic documentation of American Spaces. Setting out once again with my trusty pickup truck and my large format camera to frame what I see.
- Photography
- New York, NY
- 127% funded $3,836 pledged
- 58 backers
- Funded Dec 01, 2009
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A photoessay book about living well with bipolar disorder. by Meggy Wang

A photoessay book about managing, & living well with, bipolar disorder.
- Art Book
- 131% funded $1,495 pledged
- 31 backers
- Funded Oct 30, 2009
The Kodachrome Project, Celebrating 75 years in Color by Daniel Bayer

"Kodachrome Project" is dedicated to documenting the U.S. in Kodachrome film's 75th / final year of use, The end result will be a book and exhibit.
- Photography
- Aspen, CO
Funding Unsuccessful (12/14/2009)
The Great Maté Journey by David

Fight the good fight! Ensure Minnesotans can enjoy the most delicious Yerba Maté in the world. Help bring the world's finest Maté to the Midwest!
- Food
Funding Unsuccessful (11/24/2009)
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Pittsburgh's Industrial History: Exploring our Past from the Skies of the Present by Ben Peoples

Visually exploring and documenting significant historic industrial sites in the greater Pittsburgh area - using low altitude aerial photography
- Photography
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 141% funded $424 pledged
- 16 backers
- Funded Nov 15, 2009

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Kleeman and Mike new animated short by Randall Christopher

Fleeting Pages: pop-up indie book emporium by jodi morrison

"Finding Vivian Maier" - a feature length documentary film by Toneloof

Letterpress PDX mobile letterpress education & entertainment by Jenn Lawrence

Itchy-O Rock/Doc: An investment in spontaneity by Itchy-O Marching Band

A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA LEFT BEHIND by Brandon Schulman

A photoessay book about living well with bipolar disorder. by Meggy Wang

The Kodachrome Project, Celebrating 75 years in Color by Daniel Bayer

The Great Maté Journey by David

Pittsburgh's Industrial History: Exploring our Past from the Skies of the Present by Ben Peoples

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