Denise Vasquez Photography

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 My #dream has always been to be a #travel #photographer. For me, my #happiness is #being on the road, #experiencing new #places, #connecting with #nature and #people, while capturing #colorful #moments with my #cameras during #sunrises, #sunsets, under the #stars and more. There have always been #challenges while #traveling on the road, but even more so since I got hurt at work and ended up being #disabled. Over the last 3 years going from

Getting #outdoors, connecting with #nature and doing #photography is a vital part of #healing my #body, #mind & #spirit. Being #disabled for almost 3 years now and going from #crutches, rolling #walker, motorized & standard manual #wheelchairs, a #cane, #walking sticks…I’ve noticed that our world is not completely #accessible to everyone. Having #accessibility to the outdoors is a fundamental right, and I know too well, having a lifetime of fighting for equal #rights as a #wo

Did you know if you have a permanent #disability you can have #free lifetime #access to over 2,000 National #Parks & Federal #Recreation Land sites? Yes, you read right…FREE LIFETIME ACCESS…Have you ever heard of the National Park Access Pass? The Access Pass is part of the #America The Beautiful National Parks & Federal Lands Pass Series. It’s a free lifetime pass for US citizens or permanent residents that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability. What

Sometimes it's difficult to know what our #purpose is while we're facing #challenges, but I truly #believe we all have a purpose in life! Almost 3 years ago I got injured at work. I went to hell & back, was misdiagnosed by so many doctors, got lost in a broken system, ended up in a wheelchair, didn't know if I would ever walk again & lost hope! Being in a #wheelchair showed me a world that does not accommodate #disabled people physically, mentally or spiritually. After almost