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Forgotten beauty on the Prairies
Saanich photographer creates his dream project through crowdfunding
Dion Manastyrski photography
Self photo of Saanich’s Dion Manastyrski, in front of a barn used in his new book, Prairie Sunset, a photo essay independently published in Canada through crowdfunding.
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Photographer Dion Manastyrski has some advice for anyone considering using crowd funding for a project. Firstly, be well prepared to expand beyond the supportive
reach of your friends and family, he says, because it’s tough going once you reach out to the general public. “I’ve read warnings about how it’s not easy, it’s definitely difficult if you want to do anything more than a small amount,” Manastyrski says.
goal by about 10 per cent. “One thing I learned is that anyone attempting crowdfunding absolutely has to have a good presentation of their project, and some appeal. And you have to let people know a little bit about you,” he added. It took 10 years for Manastyr-
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Manastyrski, who lives near Uptown in Saanich, is now launching ahead with the print production of his first book, a hardcover photo essay called Prairie Sunset: A Story of Change, thanks to a successful $41,000 crowd-fundning campaign on IndieGogo.com. The proceeds exceeded hisoriginal
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