Hi, my name is Andrew Wacker, and I’m a photographer. I’ve been shooting since I was a freshman in high school, first stepping into a darkroom at age 14. In high school I seemed to have a natural ability behind the camera. At 15 I was competing in local shows in the Kansas City are, and by 16 I was competing nationally… and winning. I was fortunate to go to Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, KS where they had the facilities and the tools to help me grow as a photographer. I worked as the photo editor for my school yearbook and paper my last two years of high school, giving me the ability to compete in more national competitions that gave me the opportunity to travel to places like Chicago and Nashville to compete and attend workshops. After high school I spent a short time at Kansas University where I worked for the University Daily Kansan as a photographer and image editor. January 2008 saw me return to Tulsa where I was born and raised, this time with camera in hand. I began shooting at first under Tom Gilbert at the Tulsa World, freelancing where ever an 18 year old photographer could. I quickly began to branch out, shooting everything from band photos to parties to senior pictures to weddings. 2011 saw my business grow more than I could have ever imagined with new opportunities and clients coming from everywhere. 2012 looked promising, until fate intervened. Just 24 hours before leaving for my first trip to New York City I came home from work to find my front door wide open, and all my camera equipment missing: camera, lenses, flash, computer, everything. Gone. That’s where I need your help. You see, without a camera to shoot, there is no income. Without no income, there is no camera. This is where you come in. With the backing of Kickstarter.com and Amazon I can safely and responsibly promise to repay the favor of helping me replace my stolen equipment with any varying level of photography services and products. Even the minimum $10 donation helps bring me that much closer to my goal and gets you a Wacker Photography original print personalized for you. Please take a look at the donation levels on this page and see if there’s a way we can help each other. Thank you.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1466307423/wacker-photography
PLEASE REBLOG. Anything helps.
(Source: kickstarter.com, via coryingramphotography)