Support Nepal: Prints by Jaci Berkopec

Purchase prints where 100% of proceeds go to Nepal at www.jaciberkopec.com or make a direct donation at www.gofundme.com/jacinepal

I have been granted the opportunity to join Raleigh International as an Expedition Photographer and Volunteer Manager with Raleigh International for a venture to Nepal in July 2016. 

With Nepal being one of the poorest countries in the world, we will be focusing our team energy on Water and Sanitation, Community Resilience, Entrepreneurship Development and Community-based Natural Resource Management.

The financial contribution you offer can help to support much-needed initiatives such as providing access to clean water and sanitation education in areas such as Gorkha and Makwanpur. Your donation will help us build systems to cleanse and treat water for the communities. Your donation means communities will learn how to be entreprenuers, how to maintain safe eating, and bathing conditions, and how to use their own voice in the community to speak about current events. 
Because Raleigh is a non profit, Volunteer Photographers must donate their time. 

Which is why I am asking for your help in getting me there to help Nepal.

As an expedition photographer and volunteer manager in Nepal, I will be documenting the work we do with the young people to create sustainable and long lasting change in rural communities of Nepal.

Portraits of Courtney

I had so much fun shooting portraits of the lovely actress Courtney!
We dealt with the stupid harsh winds and still rocked it out.
She gives off such an effortless, chic, French vibe!

Newborn Photos of Simone

Recently I had the pleasure to do my first newborn shoot with little baby Simone. The cutest baby I have ever seen! I am not sure I have ever even been around a newborn before. It was delightful and I would definitely do it again!

Words can not express the joy of new life. (Hermann Hesse)

Custom Pants by John Wright

A few images from the lookbook I shot for John Wright. He makes dope custom apparel, screen printed and painted. It's ridiculously amazing. Expect more next week from another shoot!

2016, Hell Yeah!

I haven't posted jack since 2016 or even in the end of 2015. Here's the brief: I got some dope new equipment in the new year, set up a studio in my apartment and have been shooting like a crazy person. Here is one of my first shoots in the studio with model Raiza Ali @officialraiza on Instagram.

Cooking at Lake Oskawana

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of traveling to Lake Oscawana, New York with my lovely man. He was catering for an amazing birthday party at a dope ass house! It was such a blast helping him out and getting a few pictures in between courses.

Pola

Accidental double exposure in camera

(Seagull Tri-x 400)

Camping in the Catskills

Last week I went on an awesome camping trip with one of my best friends, Joe. Our time consisted of tooling around in the car, hiking to waterfalls, tipping over canoes, and bourbon. I always look forward to my time in the woods with Joe because of the conversation and the adventures we go on.  And of course there's nothing better than chatting around a campfire with one of your friends, looking up at the stars, with a cold beer in your hand. 

All photos taken on Pentax 6x7

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." -John Burroughs

"To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday." -John Burrough

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." -John Burrough

Blow Up Editions

I have been featured on Blow Up Editions for a limited time only! Blow Up Editions is an amazing start up that promotes and sells emerging artist work and donates a portion of the proceeds to an emerging artist fund! Head on over to Blow Up Editions to purchase one of my photographs for a ridiculously good price! Only on sale til August 30th so grab em while ya can! 

Thanks for the support everyone!

Below are the photographs you can purchase!