My friend and model, Valya, told me of a model/photographer horror story during our shoot. She had recently worked with a guy who stole money from her, refused to pay her, and also touched her inappropriately at the end of the shoot. She reported him to Model Mayhem, the FBI, and other agencies.
Today, Valya posted at her blog that the creep has popped up again and is seeking models in the Virginia and Washington DC area. He uses various aliases. At the bottom of this post is the information that he is using for his solicitations. Please visit her blog (link here) for her contact information if you have any questions about this.
Every model I've worked with has been a gift, and Valya stands with the best of them. She is a true professional who brought her "A+" game to our session. She is also a genuinely nice person. It angers me that someone did this to her and many other models as well.
Our community of photographers and models is special and we look out for each other. PLEASE CONTACT THE FBI IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GUY.
Below is the text I copied from Valya's blog.
Please be aware of this man who victimizes females who model nude:
his emails:
peekture.taker@gmail.com
fotovisionz@gmail.com
fokusfoto@gmail.com
cgarbiano@verizon.net
female.photographer@gmail.com
(last two emails he is pretending to be a female photographer named Jami or Carol, and/or it's a female accomplice)
his cell #'s:
804-435-5090
804-247-2801
some previous aliases:
Jim Hines
Jay Hanes
John
Carol Garbiano
Jami
Fokus Foto
FokusFoto
PeektureTaker (his recent myspace handle, prior to which it was fokusfoto)
Please pass this on and and feel free to contact me if you would like more information.
Stay safe,
Valya
Thanks to all. Treat each other well and be careful.
Disgusting. This guy should be featured on Criminal Minds.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you and Valya for letting the community know.
Thank you for your dedication to keeping models safe by reposting this
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