Quitters is a photo-documentary project consisting of photographs of and interviews with people who have changed their lives dramatically and suddenly.

Quitting is not necessarily a negative thing, though it does traditionally have negative connotations. I'm trying to get around that. Almost everyone has quit something, at some point in their lives. The most obvious examples are people who quit smoking/drinking/drugs. . . but these are not always the most interesting stories. There are also those people who have quit jobs, careers, cities, marriages, families, relationships, identities, lifestyles - you name it.

There are those people who have quit things and become worse off for it, and there are those people who have quit things to improve their lives. Either way, it can yield a great story and hopefully some insights on life.

I'm looking for unusual and dramatic stories and people who know how to tell them. To become a quitter, please contact me.
   
   
       
         

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