Like many other 12-year-olds, Anthony Ryan Schmidt loves cars, although his interest runs a bit deeper. For him, they’re a way to calm his mind, which is why he started collecting and photographing realistic model cars in the first place!
Anthony has autism spectrum disorder(自闭症谱系障碍), which has only increased his love for his favorite pastime. These days, he has more than 600 models, ranging from old to new, and he loves every single one of them. They don’t just sit in display cases either; he takes them out, sets them up, and takes photos of them with his iPhone and they are so incredible!
According to Ramona, his mom, Anthony was able to name the maker and model of pretty much every car by the time he was 2 years old. From there, his collection grew and grew, but it wasn’t until he was 6 that he started taking pictures.
Ramona saw how talented he was, so she began sharing some of his photos on social media. She said everyone freaked out over how realistic they were! So when Anthony was 9, Ramona set him up with his own Instagram, and now he has so many fans that he gets recognized in public!
As his pictures became more and more popular, people started asking him for prints, calendars, and books full of them. That’s when the gifted kid started an online store where people can purchase his work! Thanks to Anthony’s success, his car collection has continued to grow. Fans of his work enjoy sending him models that they come across, and Anthony loves it since it’s unlikely that he will ever feel he has too many of them.
His popularity has also made a positive impact on the ASD community. His passion and focus have led other people on the spectrum and their family members to reach out. Many have said that his photography is an inspiration to them and a reminder of the beauty ASD can bring, and Anthony gets new messages like that every single day!
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