A fashion photographer is hosting a 300 hour photography print sale for a Motor Neurone Disease charity in memory of his mother who passed away from the disease.
Mark Sanders hopes to put Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the centre of MDN300, an online sale of prints which will run from 7pm on Wednesday, October 16.
The sale will include 100 of the biggest names in photography, including Rankin and Steve McCurry.
Sanders’ mother, Lin, who died from MND earlier this year, pledged to raise money on behalf of the MND Association which supports individuals living with the disease in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Sanders said: “MND really is a brutal disease, as anyone who has witnessed it will know.
“Mum was diagnosed a couple of years ago with only a few symptoms.
“I had the idea for MND300 during that time and shared it with her.
“She said I should do it, so she is very much at the heart of everything I am doing.”
MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease which affects the brain and spinal cord and nervous system.
It can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and, eventually, breathe.
A person’s lifetime risk of developing MND is around 1 in 300, and there is still no effective treatment or cure for it.
Sarah Armstrong, the MND Association’s regional fundraiser for the South East, explained how the money raised in the sale will be key in helping tackle the disease.
She said: “The money raised from MND300 will go directly into research where it will help to fund vital research into potential new treatments for MND.”
With a generous input from the photography industry, Sanders has curated a sale featuring a broad range of styles.
The sale will feature images ranging from landscape, still life and celebrity portraiture.
Sanders added: “There’s something for everybody in there and the exhibition promises to be a fantastic event, where people can really get up close to the images.
“I am so grateful to everyone for their incredible support.”
To complement the sale, an exhibition of prints featuring work by Jack Davison, Jem Southam, and John Spinks will take place at JJ Locations in Shoreditch on the same day.
For more information about MND300 or to purchase prints from 7pm on October 16 visit www.300mnd.com.
To book tickets for the event, email [email protected].
For more information about MND and the work of the MND Association visit www.mndassociation.org.
