By Kat Nicholls / Happiful
"If ever there was a time to come together and take a moment, this is it.
For the last 10 years, photographer Ray Burmiston has been asking his famous subjects to pause during their shoot, close their eyes and take a moment. The idea was to help them gather themselves, imagine that they were somewhere calm and refresh their connection to the camera. The result was a poignant moment captured.
Curating over 250 of these moments, Ray has created a dynamic online gallery filled with faces you'll no doubt recognise including friends of Happiful Katie Piper, Kem Cetinay, Joe Wicks and Frankie Bridge. With a passion for charity work (Ray has worked with UNICEF, Save The Children, Children In Need, Variety and Comic Relief), Ray decided now was the time to do some good with his collection.
Recognising that we need to come together as a collective to take a moment right now, Ray is inviting us to upload our own portraits to join the gallery, while raising money for mental health charity Mind."
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