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Model Mayhem #:
2920556
Last Activity:
Sep 30, 2023
Experience:
Experienced
Compensation:
Any
Joined:
Jan 25, 2013

About Me

Greetings all. I want to share something that helped me find the root of my personal philosophy about photography. It is a quote from a modern philosopher that took me years to warm up to, until I had looked through my lens enough times to realize just how true it really was:

“To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” – Susan Sontag

A photographer has a responsibility to respect its subject, and to lift it up, to save it from drowning in the endless sea of imagery we are bombarded with on a perpetual basis. It is not enough to simply apply a set of technical considerations to an image; rather it must be crafted with a greater motivation and accountability in mind at the time the shutter opens.

This is the philosophy I have come to incorporate in my imagery. If my work doesn’t hold a viewer and force them to participate in the experience of the subject, then I have failed.

My name is Benjamin Fry and I am a professional photographer that had been working in the greater Seattle area and I have now returned to the Front Range. Before becoming a photographer, I spent more than a decade in the military, as a fully certified Air Traffic Controller. This ended with an injury in Afghanistan. As I looked for a way to adjust to a new life and deal with traumas of the past I soon discovered that photography provided me with a venue to reconnect to the world in a positive way. It has become more than a passion for me; it has become the very thread by which I am sewing my soul back together again. For me, photography is life. This is the level of commitment I will bring to any shoot.

I have been trained by the nations oldest and largest photography school: the New York Institute of Photography. I have earned my BFA in Photography from the Art Institute of Seattle. I have additionally completed an AAS in Video Production as well (Think of it is a really big minor). I am looking forward to providing you with quality photography and cinematography services!

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"He's an awesome person and photographer. He was the first professional photographer I worked with and he made it all fun. He played music that worked with the theme and was always willing to help with poses. It was like being around a friend who had a camera. I was always comfortable and he was very polite. I cannot wait to work with him again!" Read less

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Hey! Did you get my message? I’m a full time international model with 10+ years experience & I Aim on being in your area September 9th - 13th before I head North but then might be back the last week of September. I’d love to know if you would like to work with me while I am here or if you know anyone who might. This may be the only chance to shoot me in your area. Do you have recommendations on how else to get more work or who to reach out to? ABOUT ME; I am highly committed, passionate, reliable, open to working with artists of any level of experience & am very experienced in a wide variety of expressive poses. I’ve worked throughout AUS, NZ, UK, EU, Asia, Hawaii, & now in North America with plans to travel through other parts of the world. My many years of experience in the industry with a range of creatives from around the world have earned me features in multiple magazines, art galleries & exhibitions in a variety of countries. I’m open to modelling with other male or female models (locals or traveling) in the studio as well as on location in various conditions & throughout a broad range of styles. My extra talents; I’m a musician, I know how to free dive which is good for underwater shots, can horse ride, go on long hikes & also can crack a stock whip, I practice yoga, & have done basic pole & aerial hoop/silks. IG; @layal.official (non nudes) @aim.model (nude) @aim.backup.model1 (back up nude)
Please let me know if you are interested & have a preferred day/time to shoot along with what area you are coming from or have in mind to shoot. Please let me know if you are ok with doing a deposit or if you only pay cash on the day. If you are interested to work with me but not sure when/where/how, please let me know anyway so I know to follow up closer to my arrival. My RATES; for up to art nude $150 per hour for 2hrs or more or $550 for 4hrs or $1000 a day. This covers costs including my meals/drinks, public transportation, outfits I can bring, my own make up & other things to help me be the best I can for you. Surcharges; for 1hr only, light fetish & extra shooters. I do understand people have budgets so I can offer pay off methods where you pay the rate over an agreed time. If Instagram or WhatsApp or even email is better than discussing here, please send me your contact details. Thank you in advance for respecting me. Hope to hear from you soon, keen to see what we can do together, all the best & kindest regards.

09-05-2023
Niko Laslo · Retoucher

Your portfolio is absolutely great! Let me know when you`re in need of some retouching done.

06-29-2022
AliceRetouch · Retoucher

Hello, you have a very beautiful portfolio, I am a retoucher, if you need my help, I will be happy to help you. my email: [email protected]

08-25-2021
AliceRetouch · Retoucher

Hello, you have a very beautiful portfolio, I am a retoucher, if you need my help, I will be happy to help you. my email: [email protected]

08-25-2021
Anna Becker · Retoucher

You make beautiful work )If you need I can help you with retouch.Cheers!

12-20-2018