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Sam: Reclaiming the Tomboy

I had the pleasure of shooting with Sam Quinn, a non-binary model and actor, one early morning in September. We got up at sunrise, with our coffees in hand and drove to the ocean at a spot off of Dallas Road in Victoria. The sunlight was warm and the shadows were stretched out. I asked Sam: What's your vibe these days? The intention was to play off of whatever they answered for our shoot. I like to do this as a way of fostering collaboration and leveraging my subject's uniqueness during a shoot. Sam answered that they got called Tomboy a lot as a kid. They hated it. Now they find themselves drawn to this word again, reclaiming it. So that's exactly what we did.

Reclaiming the Tomboy

Sam was kind enough to model for a print in my VICISSITUDE collection, which you can find here: "Searching" 11x14 Print.
Non binary model leaning against grungy cement wall. The model is cropped and the focus of the image is on the shadow. They are wearing a jean jacket and have short hair.

Non binary model leaning on grungy cement wall with one leg in the air. They are wearing a jean jacket and have short hair.
Non binary model leaping over rocks in a running motion. They are wearing a jean jacket and have short hair.
Non binary model sitting upside down on some large cement stairs. They are wearing a jean jacket and have short hair.
Close up shot of what the non-binary model is wearing. Their jean jacket is attached around their waist, they have a black tank top and we see the Hanes logo on their boxers.
Non binary model with their arms stretched upward into the air. They are standing on a rock and the sun and ocean are behind them. The photo is upside down.
Non binary model exhaling smoke. The ocean is behind them. The photo is cropped so we only see their face in the top right corner. They are looking toward the left. Their body, ears, forehead and neck are cropped out.
Non binary model exhaling smoke. The smoke is partly covering their face while they stare at the camera. They are wearing a black tank top, one key-shaped earring and two chain necklaces (one with spikes). The ocean is behind them.
Non binary model exhaling smoke. The smoke is covering their face. They are wearing a black tank top, one key-shaped earring and two chain necklaces (one with spikes). The ocean is behind them.
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