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Mark Peterson | Photographer | For Love With Love

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Working within the arts has always been a big part of my life. Over the years I’ve gifted numerous professional cameras, lenses, and gear to photographers with a special eye, photobooks to a ballet company of their work in documentary images, provided funds to dancers for training to be the very best at what they do, and volunteered my time providing my photography services to clothing designers needing assistance with images for branding and advertising. Whatever it may be, I feel incredible supporting other artists in whatever way I can. I do it not to receive anything back, but to ensure the spirit of the artistic community is always present. Community is something that I have discovered with so many creative minds in Belgrade, and I treasure the friendships and bonds that were formed with these partnerships. The artists I work with are a huge part of my daily inspiration and motivation to being better at what I do within my own work.

Luka Gemaljevic, Arina Voloshina, & Gordana Gordic after their June 2023 Serbian National Championship Latin Dancing win in Belgrade.

 
Arina Voloshina | Russian Latin Ballroom Dance Champion | Belgrade, Serbia

Arina Voloshina | Belgrade, Serbia

Arina Voloshina | Russian Latin Ballroom Dance Champion | Belgrade, Serbia

Arina Voloshina | Belgrade, Serbia

Gordana  Gordic & Luka Gemaljevic | 2023 Serbian National Latin Dance Champions

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This year in 2024, 20% of my earnings with my small business all goes towards supporting three amazing people who are absolutely working at the top of their field in the arts. Gordana & Luka are the 2023 National Latin Dance Champions of Serbia and my contributions go towards their training. Additionally I’ll be contributing to Arina Voloshina who has been playing a key part of Gordana & Lukas training. Arina isn’t just an exceptional dancer who inspires everyone with her incredible mindset, but she has a huge heart and is one of the hardest working people on the planet. I am happy top be a sponsor and witness to this team becoming the 2024 Champions of Serbia!

If you are interested in contributing to Gordana & Luka please reach out to me through my contact page. Any contribution makes all the difference with these two incredible souls!

Mark | For Love With Love

Gordana Gordic & Luka Gemaljevic | 2023 Serbian National Latin Dance Champions

Gordana Gordic & Luka Gemaljevic | 2023 Serbian National Latin Dance Champions

Gordana Gordic & Luka Gemaljevic | 2023 Serbian National Latin Dance Champions rehearsing at the studio in Belgrade.

Arina Voloshina | Russian Latin Ballroom Dance Champion | Belgrade, Serbia

Arina Voloshina | Belgrade, Serbia

 

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Portland Ballet | Performance Review in the Portland Press Herald for “Jack the Ripper” 2018

 

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