Santa and his elves even made appearances when they could, making visits to children at the hospital.
That makes every photo much more than a simple picture with Santa.
These photos are beautiful and we will treasure them forever, admits one family.
Mason (Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide) (Photo: Karen Alsop. Editor: Angelo van der Klift)
While there, photographers snapped photos that volunteer editors spent hours transforming into special Christmas scenes.
James (Hummingbird House, Brisbane).
Bella (Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne).
Bella was born with Hirschsprungs disease, a chronic bowel condition.
Bella comes from a family of renowned singers and musicians.
Olivia (Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne).
When the team visited Olivia’s hospital room they were awestruck by her artistic talent.
Grace was able to meet Santa in person this year, and the magic was real!
After going through a significant health challenge himself in 2021, Ramirez is even more connected with the project.
James (Hummingbird House, Brisbane). James from Hummingbird House Brisbane, whose love of planes saw him transported with the power of Photoshop, to ride on a Virgin Australia plane wing with Santa Claus.
He created a masterpiece for Grace who shared about how much she loves dogs.
These photos are beautiful and we will treasure them forever, shared one family.
Amelia (Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide).
Photo and Editor: Karen Alsop
Amelia was unable to move her body from the neck down.
Bella (Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne). Bella was born with Hirschsprung’s disease, a chronic bowel condition. Bella has been in and out of the hospital her whole life and when we visited she was extremely unwell. Bella comes from a family of renowned singers and musicians. Her green screen photo was transformed, just like a Hollywood movie, and Bella and her sister Millie can be seen performing on the Puffing Billy Railway platform with Santa joining in.
Photo and Editor: Karen Alsop
Isaiah (Perth Children’s Hospital)
Editor: Ben Shirk
Olivia (Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne). When the team visited Olivia’s hospital room they were awestruck by her artistic talent. Olivia’s room was filled with art, from hand-constructed balls then illustrated by Olivia, to a large, almost finished painting of a stunning mountain lake landscape. Karen Alsop photographed Olivia’s art creations and in Photoshop placed Santa and Olivia into her own work of art.
Editor: Karen Alsop
Grace (Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide). Grace who suffers from an autoimmune disease has been in and out of the hospital for the last couple of years. In 2021 the team was unable to photograph Grace in person as she was too sick, so Nicole, her mum, was guided by the team to take some phone photos of Grace. These were sent to our remote editors to turn into works of art. (Editor: Corey Mudge)
Grace was able to meet Santa in person this year, and the magic was real! Grace’s image was sent to one of the leading Photoshop Masters in the world, Jesús Ramirez who has 1.9 million subscribers on his Photoshop Training Channel on Youtube. After going through a significant health challenge himself in 2021, Ramirez is even more connected with the project. He created a masterpiece for Grace who shared about how much she loves dogs.
Editor: Jesús Ramirez
Amelia (Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide). Amelia, 14 years old, was very active in sports and dance prior to being admitted to hospital in July. Amelia was unable to move her body from the neck down. However, In just a few short months with determination and a bubbly personality, she has come such a long way and now has an artwork of her dancing with Santa.
Editor: Kelly Clark
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