Martha Sachser by Dicky Fung

American Dream turns Reality

       Martha Sachser, a 26-year-old sophomore student from Hunter College, is purchasing her American dream in becoming a full time photographer in addition to landing a job related to Brazilian publications. Being born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Sachser went from having over 20 pets at her farm which includes dogs, cats, turtles, chickens, goats, horses, and ducks to living in her Astoria, Queens’s home. Her interests include being a photographer and blogging. Sachser’s dream is to land a job in which she will get paid for what she loves to do, which also includes a job of her career choice and finally raising a big family. Never having to face pressure  from her family, Sachser is very driven into succeeding so she can make her father proud. Martha Sachser is fully focused on finishing school in 2 years so she can start her career on full gear.

                Sachser was the first one in her family to come to America. She decided to come because she wanted to pursue something bigger, something she felt like she could not complete in Brazil. Unfortunately, her father passed away 5 months later, as it was the hardest thing she had to ever encounter. So she decided to stay in America, where “Thanks to TV and Internet I was had a strong connection with America and the way people live here.” Sachser felt like she was at home. She could not handle the memories of her father if she had moved back to Brazil. Eventually Sachser convinced her mother and brother to move to New York with her.

                Sachser  loves photography ever since she was little,  she would spend hours digging through her mother’s closet trying to find all the family photos, trying to force her memory to see if she could remember what happened on the day that particular picture was taken. She loved freezing moments forever and she decided to do this for others. What inspires her is her own life and her love for special moments. It is her wish to have every memory photographed so she wants to try to offer this to others and do it with love as if they were her own.

                  Sachser wants to be remembered as a good person, a great family member, and a strong fearless woman who worked hard to achieve her dreams. If you want a chance to meet her, you may catch her taking photographs in her favorite places in New York City which include The Brooklyn Bridge, Battery Park, or Times Square.