Michael Stokes’ inspiring photo series celebrating injured war veterans proved so popular, he crowdfunded an amazing $411,000 (£270,000) to turn them into a book.
Instead of portraying male and female amputee veterans as broken soldiers, these sexy, nude photos celebrate their strength, helping to change the way we see their disability.
Michael initially hoped to raise around $48,000 (£31,500) on Kickstarter for his large-scale art book. He reached that total in under 90 minutes and went on to raise almost ten times that.
Always Loyal will be published on November 15 and will feature pictures of seven new veterans, including female Gulf War amputee veteran… Read the full story