Post by Adriana Velez.
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Conjure up the image of a U.S. military veteran amputee and what do you see? Someone strong, someone sexy? If photographer Michael Stokes' Kickstarter for his photo book, Always Loyal, succeeds that is exactly how we'll see amputee vets from now on.
Stokes didn't start off as a military photographer. His background is in fitness and erotic photography -- and it shows in these electrifying portraits. Far from gratuitous they reveal the energy and vitality of these young men who have their whole lives ahead of them.
Image courtesy of Michael Stokes Photography