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Kevin Michael Connolly will appear on NBC’s ‘Today’ show.

Kevin Michael Connolly will appear as a guest on NBC’s ‘Today’ show on Wednesday, December 23.

Kevin Michael Connolly is a Montana State University graduate and a photographer who was born without legs. In the show, Connolly will talk about his book ‘Double Take’ in which he details his life story. The book contains how Kevin Michael Connolly, an ace skier and a photographer, lived with no legs and no wheelchair.

Early Life Details

Kevin Michael Connolly was born in 1985 in the capital of U.S. state Montana. He was born without legs as he suffered with ’sporadic birth defect’. His parents treated him in a similar way they treated his siblings Meagan and Shannon. Connolly tells that he grew up climbing mountains and floating rivers. His father admitted him in a gymnastics club where he received the physical agility to do handstands. He started skiing when he was 10-years-old and won a silver medal at the X Games extreme sports competition. He rarely uses a wheelchair and travels through a skateboard.

Media Attention and Recognition of his Photographic Exhibition

Kevin Michael Connolly went on a solo trip to Europe. One day while traveling through streets in Vienna, Connolly took pictures of different people staring at him through his camera as he was tired of their stares. He liked the results and decided to travel around the world. He took a trip to 15 countries including Japan, New Zealand, and some European countries. During his trip, Connolly captured the reactions of people he met during his street visits through his camera and displayed them on an international website ‘The Rolling Exhibition’. Kevin Michael Connolly has taken more than 32,000 photos. These photos show the human nature in different cultures and give the viewer a fanciful elucidation.

Kevin Michael Connolly’s book contains an account of his life experiences and how he has been racing through the life with no legs. His life story is truly inspiring, and teaches us how to be brave in the difficulties of life with courage.

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