@Bicycle.Thieves
Photoshoot for Bicycle Thieves.
Creative Director and Photographer: Myself
Editor: Mercedes Haberling
Their Mission Statement:
We all know how the world changed in march 2020, and many of us have felt that change. Families with economic disadvantages have suffered hardship after hardship in the wake of COVID-19, the recession, surging inflation, and other factors, making it next to impossible to provide for their children's basic needs.
But there's more to life, especially a child's life, than food, clothing, and shelter. Every child deserves a memorable childhood. We believe that one way to brighten a child's life is through a bicycle, and it's our goal to get bicycles to as many needy children as possible.
Our name, Bicycle Thieves, reflects how strongly we feel about those factors in today's world that impoverish so many families. every such factor is a thief, stealing children's opportunity to know the freedom and joy that comes with owning their own bicycle. We aim to catch these thieves, though. out of whatever sales we make with our sweatshirts, 20% of it will be donated to the Bikes for Kids Foundation, a non-profit that supplies bikes and helmets to children in families that cannot afford them. In this way, we hope to live up to our bicycle thieves slogan: every kid needs a bike.