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Abdella-Photo-Art ♂️ [40323259] [2016-08-31 21:52:30 +0000 UTC] (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 9; Deviations: 3207; Watchers: 645

Watching: 25; Pageviews: 81521; Comments Made: 339; Friends: 25

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Paint: Vezaquez, Pollock; Photo: Eugene Smith, Vivian Maier
Favorite movies: Gaurdians of Galaxy, Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, Unforgiven, Serenity
Favorite TV shows: Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Firefly, Fargo, Vikings
Favorite bands / musical artists: String Cheese Incident, Ray Bryant, Oscar Peterson, KT Tunstall
Favorite books: Outliers, Big Short, The Divide
Favorite writers: Malcom Gladwell, Walter Isaacson
Favorite games: Ruzzle
Favorite gaming platform: iPhone
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop, Sony a7RII,
Other Interests: Medicine, pregnancy, ultrasound

# About me

In the fall of 2016, I was diagnosed with stage IV cancer which had advanced to the point where it is incurable. My oncologist estimates I can survive a year or two with treatment. I underwent surgery shortly after the diagnosis and have been on chemotherapy ever since.

In spite of my illness, these past months have been some of the happiest of my life. That’s mostly thanks to the cosplayers whom I’ve met at the con’s (It’s been an honor and a privilege to work with each and every one of you!). I am also very thankful to those of you who view my work on DeviantArt and honor me by faving and sharing it with others.

Since I won’t be around for too much longer, I guess this makes my work collector’s items. I have designated in my will that my family will maintain my Deviant Art site after I am gone, posting whatever art remains and allowing others to share my work.

I will fight as hard as I can and as long as I can to stay alive, but I am at peace with my fate. In the meantime, I’ll be going to a lot of cons and posting as much as I can.

# Comments

Comments: 34

dburtner [2022-05-13 09:45:48 +0000 UTC]

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DCastro1981 [2020-05-04 02:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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AdrenalineRush1996 [2020-05-03 11:22:42 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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ei9 [2020-05-02 14:14:02 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!

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FandomFoodie [2019-05-03 11:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Have a birthday llama.  Any plans?

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AdrenalineRush1996 [2019-05-03 07:48:27 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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ei9 [2019-04-29 14:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Early Birthday wishes to you this Weekend Thomas my man and may it be totally awesome!

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FandomFoodie [2018-05-12 21:14:55 +0000 UTC]

Happy Belated Birthday.  How are you holding up?

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DCastro1981 [2018-05-03 22:19:15 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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AdrenalineRush1996 [2018-05-03 20:08:05 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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ei9 [2018-04-30 01:02:49 +0000 UTC]

Early Birthday wishes to you this week Thomas my man and may it be Epic Sweet and keep on fighting my man!

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LadiLoki8 [2018-04-13 13:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Greetings and salutations! Thank you so much for taking my photo at C2E2 this year. Your work is fantastic! Very excited to see my photo up.

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WeaponTheory [2018-01-29 22:27:40 +0000 UTC]

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auress [2017-09-09 01:03:41 +0000 UTC]

i know your busy uploading pictures but you can send me my pictures on my intagram. my name on there is auress cosplay

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SiwySzczur [2017-07-28 13:06:09 +0000 UTC]

Nice gallery

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to SiwySzczur [2017-07-30 00:51:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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SiwySzczur In reply to Abdella-Photo-Art [2017-07-30 04:45:30 +0000 UTC]

No problem, I like good art I invite you to my galleryIf you like my work, watch me

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DCastro1981 [2017-05-04 00:53:12 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday.

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mirakor [2017-05-03 09:59:20 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday! 

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to mirakor [2017-05-03 21:38:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for reminding me - 68 years young!

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mirakor In reply to Abdella-Photo-Art [2017-05-04 00:05:01 +0000 UTC]

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ooojenns [2017-04-24 19:59:48 +0000 UTC]

I found this page through the business card you handed me yesterday at SVCC after you took photos of my friend and me in the convention lobby (Silk and Spider-Girl). Thank you so much for stopping us to take our picture. I've read your bio and I am so saddened to hear what you're going through and hope for the best. I hope you your pain is not unbearable and I hope you're able to do everything your heart desires while you're still here. It's not easy and I really appreciate your candid, honest and authentic nature in sharing your story. That isvery brave and I applaud you for that. Though we are strangers, I'm touched by your attitude in the midst of going through such a difficult time. Thank you. I hope I run into you at future cons and hope for the best. <3

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foxdragoncosplay [2017-04-17 02:09:35 +0000 UTC]

It is amazing to see how dedicated to your work and the work of other cosplayers so much. You took my picture (I was Rey) within the first 10 mins after I arrived at wondercon this year and it made my convention. Thank you so much and I hope your convention was as good as mine!

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to foxdragoncosplay [2017-04-21 15:15:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you liked your photo. Wondercon is one of my favorite events. The variety and quality of the cosplay is outstanding. Great people, great weather and a very nice hotel - Loved it!!

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foxdragoncosplay In reply to Abdella-Photo-Art [2017-05-02 00:25:00 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree! I can't wait to see the picture you took of me!

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sharkiekitty [2017-04-11 07:02:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the photos of my Elektra and Painkiller Jane, they slay!

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to sharkiekitty [2017-04-12 04:22:10 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!! Thanks for the great Cosplay and thanks for posing for me!

(PS: I don't know if you remember, but when I took your Elektra photo's you demanded to see how the photo's looked on my camera screen, and were not impressed. A lot of photographer's try to impress their subjects by showing them the camera display. I never do that because it doesn't reflect how my final product will look. What made the Elektra photo special was the look you gave me and post-processing to minimize the background to emphasize your face. It's that supermodel/superheroine look - like you're looking right through me. It's one of my favorite photo's from Seattle!)

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DrinkTeaOrDie [2017-04-03 21:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Hello! You gave me your card at Wondercon 2017. I'm not sure which day we met, but I was Padme day one, the Mistress from Superjail day two, and a female Owen Grady [Chris Pratt] from Jurassic World day three.

I look forward to seeing all your photos from the convention, and I hope some of the photos of me get posted too. Take your time of course, I was just stopping by to say hi and watch your account so I'm notified when you post photos.

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JasperCat122 [2017-03-23 22:32:32 +0000 UTC]

Hello, I was a cosplayer at Utah's FanX on March 17th and you took a photo of a Homestuck cosplay group that I was in (if I remember correctly). I don't remember who else exactly was there, but I was cosplaying the character Kankri Vantas and I was just wondering when you'd post the photos. I'm not trying to rush or anything, I'm only wondering.

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to JasperCat122 [2017-03-25 11:57:55 +0000 UTC]

Just posted a photo that seems to match your description. Let me know if I got it right.

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JasperCat122 In reply to Abdella-Photo-Art [2017-03-26 19:42:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yes! Thank you very much!

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SiwySzczur [2017-03-09 17:55:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice gallery

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Abdella-Photo-Art In reply to SiwySzczur [2017-03-09 17:57:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it. I have a bunch of new stuff coming out this week-end from last week's Emerald City Comic Con.

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sirdidamus42 [2016-11-10 15:20:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fav!

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