FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The idea started with some subpar school photos.
“[Jonas] came home with his school pictures, and they were awful,” said Rebekah Hubley, Jonas’ mother. “That’s not a slam on the people taking pictures: no one is trained to take pictures of special needs kids. So, if I’m going to complain about it — I put a big post online — if I’m going to complain about it, I’ve got to be part of the solution.
The subsequent search for that solution led to Hubley founding The Pure Bliss Project — a photography studio that caters to school photos for special needs children — in 2024 and launching its website Monday in the twilight of Autism Awareness Month.
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The journey to launching The Pure Bliss Project started after receiving the school photos of Jonas in 2022. Jonas, her adopted son, is blind, autistic and nonverbal, among other disorders. From there, Hubley bounced around taking photos for individual families until she reached out to local school districts last summer…