markvelasquez

HOLY CRAP!! $2500 GOAL REACHED!!!

Added 2016-10-14 21:46:51 +0000 UTC

A DEEP AND SINCERE 'THANK YOU' TO YOU ALL. From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank you all enough for supporting me in my work. For over a decade I made little to no money from my photography, and the complications and frustrations over those years made me want to give up taking photos so many times.

I've never been one to set goals for myself, always simply striving to get better at what I do, day by day slowly and steadily. However, I was shocked to realize that I had hit my $2500 goal today, which means Brooke and I will HAVE to go to Cuba!

Thankfully, I will finally be seeing Brooke this weekend, after a long time apart, and I guess we'll have to make plans. I doubt the $2500 will cover the whole trip, but once I pay off a few last bills and things she and I can start planning it for sometime in 2017.

Again: WOW. Thank you all again. I can't do what I do without your financial and emotional support and I will try my best to never let you all down. Please feel free to write me a note with ideas for what you want, photo ideas you may have, or names of models you might want to see me work with. I'd like to create a community of people who feel as inspired, engaged and encouraged by my work as I do by all of you.