Sunrise Life - beyond skin deep conversations with freelance nude models

Between the crazy stories Dane shared with me, I also felt a bit like she was interviewing me too!! We both got down to the nitty gritty of how we relate to sensuality and to the world, how modeling has affected our lives, how we deal with photoshop, and more! From her almost getting sacrificed early in her career to her navigating relationships with friends and lovers while being a traveling mode...

Shaun Tia had been successfully touring as an art model before me, and I always heard about how amazing she was at posing! I finally met her in real life and we became friends. On this podcast episode we talked in depth about what it was like for her to transition from modeling to primarily photography.  She had some really funny and some rather effed up stories to share! Especially that one photo...

I learned so many interesting things about Marcus Rasaan that you will surely find fascinating as well! Their career has been a progressive challenge because many photographers want to photograph Marcus in narrow stereotypes - either hyper sexualizing or characterizing them. Though Marcus is a trained dancer and flexible gymnast with a vast range of emotive posing and depth, so many photographers...

I've been super curious about Alice for quite some time, now I finally got to ask her all the questions I was wondering about! She has been modeling since she was in high school (through Barbazon) and started her Model Mayhem account in 2016.  Alice has had some traumatic experiences when she was younger, and modeling has become a way for her to express her beauty and interact with other people so...

Creating photos with intent in mind is certainly important, and my conversation with Roarie brought this into a more obvious space. It's fun to show up and "wing it" but sometimes you nail things better when you set an *intention* for where you want the creativity to be enjoyed.   We also talked about how modeling has evolved over the past decade, shoot etiquette, and rebelling from norms in model...

Jay Ban is a nurse as well as a nude model, she juggles both of these lives elegantly! We talked quite a bit about what it was like for her to just love modeling for the joy of creating art, modeling "tfp" (meaning unpaid) for so many years before deciding to take her efforts more seriously. Photographers offered to hire her frequently! So she made the shift into professional freelance modeling. ...

In the last decade, models have been privately sharing information with each other in secret invite only groups on FB and in IG group chats etc... Merrique was the sole moderator of a prolific group for traveling freelance models, unfortunately some horrible things outside her control happened within the model community and the backlash of it caused her to close that group down. It has been a few...

Julia is such an inspiring human! Don't let her cute doe eyes fool you, she has way more life experience than you would expect! Julia exposed what it's like becoming a model after she survived life threatening cancer as a young teenager. Now her perspective on life is that everything is a blessing. So many others who have been scarred and maimed have reached out to her about the scar she shows in...

I was so nervous and excited to interview Angelina Duplisea, aka @AnActingAngel from IG. Her art nudes on instagram had drawn me to her social media page, particularly her work with Sylvie Blum. It wasn't until I was preparing to do our call thatI discovered Angelina had been featured in MANY mainstream platforms with celebrities like Dr. Phil & Miley Cyrus (and many more, look her up!) Our conver...

Muirina Fae is a beautiful traveling nude model from Eastern Europe. As I got to know her through this podcast recording, I felt I related to her so much! She always felt like an outcast or "the weird kid" in high school, and that social anxiety crossed over into her 20s while working at some non-modeling jobs, before she went full time.  Muirina clearly feels welcomed and fulfilled in the nude ar...

Unfortunately Darian's first two years in the modeling industry have been tainted by unnecessary drama- let's all reach out to her with kind words of encouragement to show her what the love in our community can really be like!  I recently met Darian at a group event (Muses in Wonderland) and had the chance to photograph her and make friends. This was her first ever podcast! We discovered we have f...

Floofie is a veteran model who was one of my main inspirations to pursue full time nude modeling. She started out modeling fashion and decided she wanted to try nudity, since her height seemed to affect her paying opportunities in fashion.  Floofie goes into detail on a super wild story of a music video shoot late at night in a lava tube cave in the mountains. We also share our experiences about f...

This is a special episode that dives deep into 4 of my craziest modeling experiences, things that made me go "WHAT THE F#CK" in the moment, and some that I still ponder about to this day... I had a denim fetish kidnapping scare, an interesting interaction with a pedal pumping fetish producer, and... some rando who approached me on the beach during a bodypaint shoot... it was weird just trust me LO...

Perhaps the CRAZIEST photoshoot story I have ever heard! ModelAdventurer, Aka Starla was held at gunpoint! You just have to listen to the episode to find out what happened, I was shakin in my boots just listening to her!  Starla was really fun to talk with, we vibed on underwater nuances as that is how we met last year- talkin about holding our breath and sinking! Starla is an open book and we go...

Amelia is one of the old school freelance model veterans of our era. She knew from early in her career that she preferred to create nude art over any fashion or lingerie glamour, and it shows! Over the years I have linked up with Amelia in different parts of the country at photo events, we reminisced about some noteable events (the quirky, the creepy, and the awesome!) Amelia has been modeling lon...

For 25 years old Ayeonna seems incredibly self aware! Modeling and traveling brings her joy, but it's also an escape for her to indulge in, as she is perpetually running from something within her. Ayeonna really opens up to the point of tears in part of this episode. I felt extremely honored to have this talk with Ayeonna, and so grateful that she trusted me to be so vulnerable in this interview. ...

Lillias escaped a Morman upbringing and has found happiness. Self expression through modeling and photography has been healing for them. We reminisced about our international travels, then Lillias shares a crazy fucked up story about a predatory photographer who coerced them into creating explicit photos for his "private collection" That photographer blackmailed Lillias, causing extreme stress in...

Superbly unapologetic on her passion for equality and politics, Diana has become a resource for valuable information through the stories on instagram. She knew she wanted to be creative her whole life, and she has stayed true to her authentic self in doing so. 14 years of her life Diana has modeled a variety of niches: including acting for major films and in mainstream commercials through an agenc...

Astrid Kallsen is a majestic muse that has turned her passion into her career. It was really interesting to learn that she just happened into modeling for photographers initially to document her blue hair. She loved that creative process so much that she pursued it!  From artistic nudity to fantasy fashion, underwater and more! Astrid will work with anyone whose motivations come from a creative he...

Such a welcoming smile and an amazing guest, Katarina Keen! She ditched her manager in the beginning of her career to go rogue, and has been highly sought after by photographers across America. Katarina has her fair share of crazy photo shoot experiences, especially one that occurred at a nude beach (listen to find out!) In addition to modeling, Katarina is also an inspired artist. She utilizes ma...

Taylor White's life story is rather shocking (and inspiring at the same time!) She was emancipated at age 16 and started her own business selling clothing, and modeling those clothes to market them. Taylor has suffered hardships of a rocky life, yet she remains positive and creative and keeps her head up, always looking forward to the next tour where she can collaborate with new and interesting pe...

Jessa Ray is controversial to the traveling nude model scene- but the reason for that might seem a bit odd... You have to listen to the episode to find out!  A mom of two with a devoted husband, Jessa has been modeling full time since the summer of 2021, but has a total of 11 years of modeling experience. She started her creative freelance life as a hola hooper - active in events and street perfor...

Rebecca Lawrence had one crazy story after the next to share! She is an OG freelance model, opened her portfolio on One Model Place ("OMP") in 2006! Through the years Rebecca has continued to create artsy and sexy images with creatives across the country, and she is no stranger to off-the-wall experiences! My jaw was dropping when she told her period helicopter story, and her wild confrontation wi...

Bella Donna - a nude in nature model who also embraces the beauty of sensuality. I had a fantastic chat with Bella about some wacky photographers. Bella is changing the way people perceive onlyfans creators - one acquaintance at a time! She does not hide any part of herself, and had some exciting stories to tell! Check Bella out on her Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bellatrixortreat2   Thumbn...

Erin Divine shared some super explicit details about her erotic modeling career in such a candid tone! From not worrying about her butthole showing up on the internet to reinventing her entire income structure by deleting her onlyfans, and everything in between!  We also talked about how some photographers ask for more sexual services at photoshoots. Some taboo topics were also discussed, you just...