This post originally appeared on Tonightatdawn.com Photographer Joan Sullivan has spent much of her life working on very serious campaigns and is a realist, yet her optimism is contagious.

Photo courtesy of Lindsey Hoshaw About the Author Kimberly Cecchini is a New York based writer and photographer; she is the founder and principal contributor to Tonightatdawn.com, a variety blog

About the Author Kimberly Cecchini is a New York based writer and photographer; she is the founder and principal contributor to Tonightatdawn.com, a variety blog that mostly focuses on social,

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