udor

Announcement:

"The 28th International Model of the Year" contest, organized by Linden New Day Associates, the publisher of "Today's Black Woman", "Hype Hair", "Upscale Magazine", "Black Men's Magazine" and many more will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2007.

The event takes place at the Sheraton Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 515 Route 1, South Iselin, New Jersey. (30 min by Amtrak train from NYC, Metropark Station). Ph: 732.634.3600

Doors open at 5pm, tickets at the door $35.

The judges from the entertainment and fashion industry are:

Will Packer (producer of "Stomp the Yard")
Bern Nadette Stanis ("Thelma" of the CBS sitcom "Good Times")
Maurice Starr (producer of "Boys II Men", "New Edition", "New Kids on the Block")
Karen Domino-White (Designer, Gospel Singer and daughter of Fats Domino)
Linn Burnett (Associate Publisher "Hear & Soul Magazine")...

... and... udor (Runway and Fashion Photographer)

So, if anybody shows up to this event, please feel free to approach me!

All the best

udor

I am a photojournalist, portraitist, fashion and runway photographer in New York City. I was born and raised in Germany and live in NYC since 1992.

As early as age 11/12, my interest in photography was awakened. As a 15 years old student, I did an internship at the photolab of the largest German television network ("ZDF", now the largest in Europe). Later, I worked in that lab part time and was heavily exposed to press photographers and photojournalists.

My first professional assignment ever was to cover the World Fair in Vancouver for a German stock and photo archive (out of business for years I presume), but my education and professional path took another direction, although photography, my true passion, always paralleled any other endeavor, until I finally took the step to live full time what I think I was created to do.

As a freelance photographer, I am working with different media outlets and companies, most in the fashion and entertainment industry.

Among others, I am the press photographer for BTE TV (Beauty Television and Entertainment), and on the production team as well as the house photographer for USA International Fashionshows and shoot regularly for FashionLedge.com and am the creative director and photographer for "New York Girl - Style & Beauty".

Fees for portfolio work for models and actors:
A packaged deal for models and actors is available. It includes multi hour, multi location and/or studio shoot (make up artist can be provided) for $750. Those shoots run usually 4 to 7 hours.

Financial arrangements can be made in certain circumstances. I will shoot for free if I like a project that is suggested to me.

I am also involved in the casting and production of various fashion shows, including the Champaign Fashion Brunch, Couture Fashionweek and other high fashion runway shows.

Feel free to inquire about those runway opportunities!

However you should be at least 5'8" and fit into dress sizes 0-4 to be considered. (Swimwear can be size 6)

Important:
If you inquired for a fashionshow, were accepted, scheduled and confirmed, yet you don't show up without notification. You don't need to bother asking for another chance, unless you had a VERY good reason!

A no-show at a fashionshow causes logistic problems, so, be professional!