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The
Contest
Cons
By
Brian
Thornton
S
ome
photographers
brag
about
things
that
worry
me.
It
is
not
rare
to
hear
photographers
brag
about
how
they
“trick”
models
into
posing
for
them
nude
–
especially
new
young
models.
They
speak
boldly
about
their
tacacs
–
they
pout,
they
beg,
they
make
large
promises
of
fame
and
fortune.
For
some,
it
is
a
sport,
like
hunang,
and
the
photos
of
the
nervous,
anxious-‐looking
models
that
line
their
poryolios
are
displayed
like
deer
heads
on
the
hunter’s
wall.
(Before
photographers
rally
in
protest,
I
will
freely
admit
that
not
all
photographers
are
like
this.
These
photographers
represent
a
growing
minority,
and
few
are
professional
photographers
to
begin
with.
Bear
with
me,
photographers,
when
I
say
that,
considering
this
topic,
as
far
as
I’m
concerned,
ONE
photographer
out
there
like
this
is
one
too
many,
because
they
eventually
discredit
us
all.)
A l o n g
w i t h
t h e
u s u a l
promises
that
some
photographers
make
that
they
can
get
models
into
naaonal
magazines,
like
Sports
Illustrated,
Maxim,
Penthouse,
Playboy,
etc.
–
there
are
a
growing
number
of
photographers
creeping
into
the
modeling
scene
with
promises
that
they
can
get
models
tested
for
America’s
Next
Top
Model,
or
claim
connecaons
to
major
film
industry
studios.
Announcements
such
as
“A