Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 40 minutes ago

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DONATE to The Odyssey Project at Flower City Arts Center here: flowercityarts.org/donate

(Be sure to designate your donation to the Flower City Odyssey Project)

The Odyssey Project is a transformational photography program for combat veterans designed to help process difficult experiences and ease their transition back into civilian life.

In February 2026, Brendan Bannon, Founder and Director of The Odyssey Project, along with four combat veterans and Odyssey alumni, Ilario Pantano, Samantha Munoz, Sean Milligan, and DJ Huff, came together at Flower City Arts Center to share powerful stories of the impact The Odyssey Project has had on their lives. This video represents snapshots of those stories.

Watch the full Odyssey artist talk, part of the Visual Voices series at Flower City Arts Center here: youtu.be/cCA-VmH-4BQ.

Special thanks to:

Brendan Bannon
Ilario Pantano
Samantha Munoz
Sean Milligan
DJ Huff
Chris Cilento
Kristin Rapp
Juliana Muniz
Joe Mangano
Dan Cavanaugh
Jordan Moss
The Flower City Arts Center DEIJ Committee
The Flower City Arts Center Board of Directors
CEPA Gallery in Buffalo NY

The Odyssey Project at Flower City Arts Center was made possible by:

Excellus BCBS
Terri Eckert and The Edward M. Dowd Foundation
Sharon Turner
Various individual private donors

Video Credits:

Videography - Maggie Ball
Production, editing, and music - Joe Mangano