PAUL DUDLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

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"Paul has been a professional photographer for over 30 years, but has been taking pictures his whole life. He begged his parents for a camera for Christmas when he was 11 years old because he felt that his life was zooming by too fast. He still feels exactly the same way today! His goal is to capture what his heart sees and sharing that with others is his greatest passion in life.

As a photographer he specializes in portrait, wedding and event photography and has been invited to photograph numerous well-known individuals including President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Bill & Melinda Gates, Oprah, and Elton John. His corporate and event photography has taken him from Norway to Western Samoa.

Paul incorporates photography into every phase of his life, especially his volunteer work. He has been heavily involved with the pediatric oncology world for over 35 years, from volunteering at a summer camp for cancer patient kids and their siblings to helping to raise money to support warrior kids and their families either directly, or to fund research for new treatments for cancer. For his volunteer work he has been honored by the Seattle Rotary with the "Service Above Self" award. The American Cancer Society gave him their highest individual accolade "The Sword of Hope" award. And more recently, during the summer of 2018 he was named a "Hometown Hero" by KIRO Radio for his volunteer service.

Paul currently serves on the board of Candlelighter’s Childhood Cancer Foundation of Western Washington. And he is also very involved with the team at Ladybug House, which when built, will be the first palliative care home for children in the northwestern United States.

Paul believes that compassion changes the world, and either by encouraging it or sharing it, people can be empowered to do almost anything in this life and affect positive change wherever their hearts lead them."