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Model Mayhem #:
3075821
Last Activity:
Nov 04, 2023
Experience:
Very Experienced
Compensation:
Depends on Assignment
Joined:
Jun 19, 2013

About Me

After a long, self-imposed hiatus on MM, due to some very frustrating identity confusion, I am thrilled to announce that I am back in the saddle, re-branded and rushing headlong into the mayhem.

A photographer-artist all my life, I am happiest in a dynamic shoot with creative collaborators. I specialize in live theater and performance photography, but also have great passion for careful, deliberate portraiture, glamour, fashion and fine art figure work. Areas of very special interest include androgyny, pregnancy, contortion and bodyscapes. I shoot digital and film, including large format sheet film, both in the studio and on location ... anywhere.

My public work, such as what is presented here on MM, is primarily by digital capture, though I also employ the venerable Polaroid film and its more recent successors. My personal work, on the other hand, while it may feature those instant emulsion films, usually also involves a range of historic and experimental processes as well, including wet plate collodion photography and daguerreotypy. Preparation for these shoots, and the obsessive selection of models for them, takes weeks and they become exciting, highly collaborative artistic adventures.

Though at this stage of the game, I primarily work for hire, with very reasonable rates, under certain circumstances I do accept TFCD/TFDF requests. It depends on so many factors, including my calendar and availability, the purpose and parameters of the shoot, etc. It never hurts to ask, so please do; I will not be offended in any way. I was struggling, too, for a long, long time, and still engage in the artistic "struggle" every day of my life.

To contact me: PM here on Model Mayhem is best. I am incredibly busy, with a thousand distractions and, like you, only 24 hours in a day (who can sleep?), and other methods of contact are much less reliable.

Portfolio Note: I've only uploaded five sample shots now to make sure everything is as I wish. I ask that the myriad models with whom I've collaborated over the years please be patient. Your images will surely grace my portfolio soon, once I have ironed out any kinks. I would not be where I am today without your extraordinary support and commitment to the arts. Thank you all.

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"Stephen is an incredibly kind and professional photographer. I enjoyed working with him. He put a lot of time into planning our shoot, had beautiful locations, and was very concerned with my comfort. I highly recommend working with him and hope to work with him again in the future." Read less

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