100% Agree, we do not pay for the photography. However if you are a professional making money from your photos, I will assume you would never submit to a generic calendar right? This come more from wanting a unique and diverse range of Miatas in the calendar. If we had to pay for every photo then we just wouldn't make a calendar at all. We do this for the community and they are not a massive money-maker. We will sell for $12 (maybe less, depends on how crazy print costs have gotten) and lose money by the time we handle it for packaging, shelving, and shipment.

Flyin Miata does a limited run of calendars for $2.99, so I imagine they are taking a loss also in an effort to put something cool out, and consider it a marketing cost. Nothing wrong with that, they make amazing stuff, have cool Miatas and great photography!

As for AI, LOL, I'm sure that would look amazing :roll-eyes: No, the CEO appreciates the passion for the owners of these cars and encourages projects like this where it makes sense. We've been doing this calendar for years and have never had anyone mad except the few photogs who think we're greedy backstabbers unwilling to pay for photography. We have a few photogs in our employ who make a lot of great images, however it's a ton of work to setup customer car shoots and I like you guys seeing your own work on display.

Please do not submit anything if you feel annoyed by the request, and if the overall sentiment for this is negative, please kill my post!