50 states

Project by Sarah Sharp

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I have already traveled to 36 out of 50 states so far this year. You can see some of my photos from the road in this flickr collection.

Now I have 14 states left, and two of them - Alaska and Hawaii - are hard to get to! I'd like to be able to take the rest of them out in a single trip: starting from Detroit and traveling through Minnesota, N. Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, to Seattle (where I can ferry to Alaska and back) down the coast through Oregon to California (where I can take the cheapest flight to Hawaii), and back through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, S. Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.

I am trying to raise $5000 in support of this goal, to cover gas, round-trip ferry to Alaska, round-trip flight to Hawaii, food, and basic accommodations along the way. At the end of the trip, it is my intention to make a photo-book and a set of 50 full-color state postcards.

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 10, 2009.

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A set of 15 state postcards

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Provide me with your address and I will send you a postcard from every state I visit. *These will be postcards from the road; different than the original state postcards to be made after the trip.

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A set of 25 state postcards

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The full set of 50 state postcards

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An 11x17 prints of any photo from the trip; each photo will have a limited edition print run of 10

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A copy of the photo-book covering the entire trip, containing exclusive photos and observations

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"Two The Hard Way" - A polaroid from Alaska & Hawaii. They will operate together as a mini-diptych. Very limited edition.

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A personal photo shoot - pictures of your home, town, event, family, or portrait session for your exclusive and personal use. *Available only to pledgers who live in Detroit, New York, or the 15 states I will be visiting. If you'd like a personal shoot and live somewhere out of the way, you may need to pledge higher to cover transportation.

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Sarah Sharp

Straightpin Detroit, MI

Sarah Sharp is a writer and a photographer, recently relocated to Detroit, MI from New York City.

She has shown work in group and solo shows in Detroit and Manhattan and is known to some as the greatest girl detective in the world.