Chance CravenDocumentary Photographer
Book a Day

Field Notes · Stories

2015 to now

Why I started Honor Supply Co.

A first responder's story usually isn't told until something bad happens. I wanted to change that.

Since 2015

Honor good people before bad things happen.

In 2015 I kept noticing the same thing. A first responder's story wasn't told until they died in the line of duty or did something they shouldn't have. So I decided to honor good people before bad things happen.

Chance shooting in his Honor Supply hat
Chance shooting from low with a firefighter in frame
Talking with a firefighter on scene
Waiting for the moment in a barn by hay bales
A crew briefing before training
A fire engine facing the camera on the apron
Timeline

The short version

  • 2015: the idea for Honor Supply Co.
  • 2016: stopped stalling and launched it
  • 2021: chose to keep it free instead of building a marketing company
  • Today: document firefighters, share it with them for free, teach others to do the same
A fire engine with hose laid out on the pavement
A historic brick fire station at dusk
An ambulance with lights on at night
A firefighter in gear beside an engine
A veteran firefighter in a worn helmet smiling
A firefighter on air next to open flame
The logo

The flag

  • The H stands for Honor
  • Bottom line: everyone who came before us. The foundation we stand on.
  • Middle line: today. Where we are right now.
  • Top line: the future. People we may never know, and our commitment to leave it better than we found it.
We don't believe in waiting until something bad happens to honor good people.
A firefighter with a headlamp in the dark
Rescue tools staged on a truck
Turnout boots on the ladder step
A firefighter lacing boots
Boots climbing an aerial ladder
An American flag hanging from a ladder at sunset
A firefighter carrying a ladder
A firefighter's tool belt and turnout pants

Know someone worth honoring?

Whether it's a firefighter, a crew or a whole department, tell me about them.

Next noteShooting a wedding without a shot list. →