“See Me, Hear Me,” part of Realize Bradenton’s “PopUps for a Purpose” program, showcases 23 Bradenton-area millennials in large-scale, black and white portraits. Area-based photographer Dieter Tamson was commissioned to create portraits of hundreds of area millennials from all backgrounds and walks of life for the project. The larger-than-life photographs are exhibited in four popular downtown Bradenton spaces through September 30. PopUps for Purpose is a Realize Bradenton production, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the Knight Cities Challenge, which is designed to create connections among millennials in innovative ways. Realize Bradenton’s executive director, Johnette Isham, says ,” Through PopUps for a Purpose, we’re simply narrowing our focus by finding innovative ways to strengthen local connections amongst the largest and most demographically-diverse generation, because when people connect with each other in new places, the social capital of a community grows, vibrancy builds, and lasting economic development goes forward.”