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When an artist can't make art

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Hey everyone! So like many people out there, growing up I dreamed of becoming this big time photographer and that I would conquer the world one picture at a time. When I got older I realized that sometimes it's not just talant that you need but equipment and in cases like photography, equipment doesn't come cheap. I have used my fathers old Nikon camera for ages and it always delivered beautiful results but my desires were bigger and I needed a better camera to help me create magic. So one day my dream came true and I got a beautiful full frame Nikon D750 but the deal was I pay it off in installments (as it was way out of my league). I worked hard and everything I earned went right back into creating the art and saving up my installments, until one day during a beautiful shoot I took the wrong step, overestimated my skills and ended up on my back in the fountain submerged under water with my full gear. They say high quality cameras are made to withstand a little water but maybe mine wasn't high-quality enough? But I still love it with all of my heart as it was my source of inspiration and my workhorse, and seeing it lifeless is breaking my heart. Being a military wife living in a very small closed off community with almost no work, my camera wasn't just a workhorse - it was my savior. Together we created beauty that could light up any bad day, and now I am lost without my full frame best friend. I need to pay off the one I just lost and be able to acquire a new one so I can continue to work (credit cards and loans aren't helpful as my hobby is my job and it doesn't provide a regular income). I didn't know what to do because asking for money is not something I want to ever do, but without a camera I can't work and I am stuck without having an option to pay off one camera and continue to work. This is my last resort and while it's a very trivial thing to happen to someone, I will be humbled by any help I could recieve.


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    Veronika Rayno
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