'Send an email confirming that the user submitted photos
for initial verification.'

def _send_confirmation_email(self, user):

    context = {'full_name': user.profile.name, 'platform_name': configuration_helpers.get_value('PLATFORM_NAME', settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
    subject = _('Verification    photos    received')
    message = render_to_string('emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt', context)
    from_address = configuration_helpers.get_value('email_from_address', settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
    to_address = user.email
    try:
        send_mail(subject, message, from_address, [to_address], fail_silently=False)
    except:
        log.exception('Could    not    send    notification    email    for    initial    verification    for    user    %s', user.id)
