“We need a Moral Movement across the nation. An indigenously homegrown, state-based, state government-focused, deeply moral, deeply constitutional, anti-racist, anti-poverty, pro-justice, pro-labor, transformative, Fusion Movement. A Movement that is about the moral fabric of our society guided by a deeply moral and constitutional vision of what is possible.”
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

I am a landscaper by trade. Occasionally, I get paid for my photography and I’m always grateful for that because, as it turns out, working for freedom isn’t free. This is not a side hustle for me, it’s a labor of love. It’s my way of expressing my admiration and gratitude for people committed to doing the right thing, because it’s the right thing.
Think of my work as moral support for the Moral Movement.
Even moral support has its costs. There’s the cost of traveling, the cost of missing the hourly wages of my day job, and the cost of gear. Digital cameras are not cheap and they wear out. For about three years I had two good working bodies and lenses that were perfect for the way I like to work. Carrying those two cameras with the focal range that their respective lenses could cover was liberating, but the older camera body wore out while I was covering the Poor People’s Congress in Washington, D.C. in June of ‘23. Now, I’m down to one, and it’s a good one, but when it’s gone I’ll be hard-pressed to replace it. The moral support I can contribute requires more than moral support.
If this work speaks to you, please consider making a donation. Whatever you can contribute will be greatly appreciated. All funds will go straight to an account specifically for funds for the gear that will enable me to keep pursuing my passion.

Thank you for your consideration.

Kevin Smith
Arc Bend Images