Who is Vanessa Joy?

Vanessa Joy is an award-winning photographer with over two decades of experience. Her passion for photography is just the beginning—she’s also deeply committed to using her work to make a positive impact.

Before visiting Kenya, a minimum of 10% of the proceeds from her business supported charitable organizations like World Vision and Too Young to Wed.

After visiting Kenya, she was moved to start this Clean Water Initiative, creating a limited time opportunity for 100% of the proceeds from her wildlife prints go toward providing clean water in Kenya.

Vanessa is also a dedicated educator, helping photographers build successful businesses.

See her wedding and portrait photography work.

Explore her photography education.

About this Project

Vanessa’s desire is full transparency with this short term project. It’s a one-time project, for now, with order dates closing May 12, 2025. This manner of organization is so she can plan paper/canvas and shipping tubes ordering the week after all orders are in and then dedicate her own time, free of administrative costs, to printing and fulfillment starting the week of June 1, 2025. 

As of right now, the printer, ink, paper media and website hosting have been fully sponsored. Vanessa will not take any fees for her time in coordinating this entire effort, marketing and fulfilling this project in an effort to completely eliminate administrative fees. Work done by her assistant will be paid out of Vanessa’s pocket so it’s not taken out of any proceeds. Her hope is to bring in more sponsors to cover shipping and handling costs to maximize the amount given. 

She has partnered with World Vision to ensure that proceeds go directly to clean water efforts in Kenya, and hopefully to the Maasai Mara area she visited. Funds will be held by Vanessa under PhVusion LLC until 30 days after all orders have been fulfilled to ensure successful delivery and no need to reprints need to be made. 

After that plans will be made to give the funds to World Vision for the sole purpose of providing clean water through the methods of, but not limited to, building wells and World Vision’s WASH efforts. A full recap and report of this project will be provided and Vanessa can hardly wait to show you the lasting impact you have all helped make!

“More than 1,000 children under age 5 die every day from diseases related to lack of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.” With just a $50 effort, you can give clean water to one person for their entire lives. 

Your Gift, Doubled!

Vanessa Joy believes in the power of giving and is committed to amplifying generosity.

To make an even greater impact, she is personally matching the first $15,000 in sales and donations—dollar for dollar. This means every purchase and donation made will have twice the impact.

‼️ CART CLOSING SOON ‼️ Last chance—orders close on May 12th!

Orders will be fulfilled starting June 1st.

‼️ CART CLOSING SOON ‼️ Last chance—orders close on May 12th! ⋆ Orders will be fulfilled starting June 1st.

Our Partners

A huge thank you to our amazing sponsors for helping us make the biggest impact possible.

Your support allows us to give more and create meaningful change, and we’re so grateful to have you as part of this mission!

Hahnemühle | Canon | S-One | LexJet | Squarespace

Sustainable Printing

Print purchased through this website will be printed on their Natural Line, a collection of eco-friendly, high-quality artist papers made from unique, sustainable fibers like hemp, bamboo, and agave.

Their Natural Line papers are produced with resource-saving methods, minimizing environmental impact while maintaining the exceptional quality needed for professional prints. By using these papers, we’re not only reducing waste but also supporting a company that actively invests in conservation efforts.

‼️ CART CLOSING SOON ‼️ Last chance—orders close on May 12th!

Orders will be fulfilled starting June 1st.

‼️ CART CLOSING SOON ‼️ Last chance—orders close on May 12th! ⋆ Orders will be fulfilled starting June 1st.