Iekeliene Stange
Wow, I’ve already shot too many fashion shows. Perusing a blog that a fashionista friend sent I stumbled upon THE INSIDER: IEKELIENE STANGE, an article about a model who is also a photographer and just got her first show.
What really grabbed my attention was this:
What comes next from here? I want to get into more photojournalism. My biggest inspiration is those old-school Magnum photographers, where they were just really passionate about it. I think that’s what I aspire to do.
Way to blow any preconceived notion about models right out of the water, eh? From the couple of photos that are up on her website, I can’t really get a sense of her work but I would definitely be interested in seeing more. Which, actually, strangely enough, might be possible. I went into my work archives and found this photo I took during fashion week:
Holding her Canon Rebel and everything, how cute. Now I totally want to chit chat with her next fashion week. I’ve been dwelling on the idea of doing something else to support myself so I only do exactly the type of photography that I want to do. I hate dreading to take photos, which is exactly what I feel before going to a lot of the events I end up working. I have, however, learned more than I thought existed about photography and sometimes leave work feeling like I should be paying tuition. While I don’t see the modeling world as a possible solution (Unless I miraculously grow another two inches and drop 20 pounds), I want to hear her thoughts on Capa and the bunch and only doing do photography for the love of it.
