Manko

My look is versatile - from "interesting" to outlandish, edgy editorial to controversial conceptual. I am not squeamish and enjoy challenging projects. I love style, stylisation, kitsch, wit, irony, theatrical decadence, madness, outrageousness and extravagance, with a pinch of vulgarity and a glazing of sick sense of humour.
I am an artist; I do makeup, fashion, photography and art directing. I enjoy contributing to the assignment as much as I can.
I am easy to work with. I take  direction well and I listen very closely to the requirements of the photographer/client. On the other hand I am able to improvise, play a part, stir up energy or an image required for the shot. I am very aware of my body and enjoy creating effective poses.
Aside from stills modelling, I have film/video experience in ads, docu, music videos; runway; life modelling; body casting; voiceover; performance arts and film acting.

Whilst I am picky with the assignments I take up, I am also good at what I do. So...
I don't work with amateur photographers; I do not do test shots, I do not need to expand my portfolio, and I almost never work TFP, or with photographers who can't provide references and a portfolio of published work. Unpaid work only for exciting, creative and rewarding projects and a guaranteed tearsheet.

Please don't ask for test/TFP because refusal may offend.

PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Alessandra Tisato, Beatrice Schleyer, Jenny Hands, John Rawson, Roberto Aguilar, Rankin, Toshi Ota, Wolfgang Mustain, Anthony Mascolo, Peter Ashworth, James and James, Christopher George Sims, Cheung Li, Billa Baldwin, Jonathan Pearson, Eva Edsjö, Jonathan Fisher, Anthony Price, Alva Bernardine, Russell Coleman, David Alexandre, Diana Gomez, Koy, etc.

PRESS:
NY Times (US)
Pink Paper (UK)
Kera Maniax (Japan)
The Illustrated Ape magazine (London)
OnTrack magazine (UK)
Shopper magazine (Milan)
Imago magazine (Canada)
SuicideGirls magazine #1 (USA)
DIF Magazine (Portugal)
Toni&Guy magazine (London)
Gazelland magazine (NYC)
thelondonpaper (London)
PIMP magazine (London)
WARP (Japan)
WIG (USA)
Coiffure De Paris (France, cover)
Skin Two Directory (UK)
Plaza (Sweden)
Sunday Times Style magazine (UK)
Forum (UK, cover)
STREET (Japan)
Kera (Japan)
Fruits (Japan)
Carmilla (Japan)
Skin Two (UK)
Disorder (UK)
Alternative London (UK)
Segue (UK)
Time Out (London)
Evening Standard (UK)
Bizarre (UK)
i-D (UK)
Dazed&Confused (UK)
Shivers (UK)

PRINT:
Manglaze nailpolish ad, New York 2009.
MILK fashion catalogue, Tokyo 2008.
SuicideGirls coffee table book, Beauty Redefined, 2008.
Charles Of London ads by Chris Sims (continuous).
Syringe Geisha street poster campaign, London 2007/2008.
Beth Teshome promo by Peter Ashworth, 2006.
"Latex and Nudes" book by James and James, 2005.
"The People of Camden" book by Robin Green, 2005.
Meltin'Pot Summer 2005 catalogue by Rankin.
Book cover - ROXY MUSIC:both ends burning, 2005.
Spurlesque footwear promo, 2005.
Club flyers: Jail, Berlin 2007; Gasoline, Milan 2006; Kashpoint, London 2005; Electrogogo, London 2004-5.
Trashy Star clothing (Koy, 2005).
Fetish clothing catalogue 2004 by James and James.
Theatre promo for End Of The Night play, 2004.
Fashion catalogue 2003.

SHOWS:
Dr Sketchy's NYC 2009.
Hob Salons show at Wella Trend Vision 2009.
Reading from play (Warhol's Pork) at the Royal Festival Hall 2009.
Catwalk for Charles Of London, Style Noir London 2008.
Catwalk for Lee Stafford, Salon International London 2007.
Demo for Lee Stafford seminar, London 2007.
Installation, Barbie Deinhoff, Berlin 2007.
Installation, Gasoline club, Milan 2006.
Catwalk for Charles Of London, KashPoint club 2006.
TIGI stage cut demo at Salon International, 2006.
Installation/performance for Faceparty, 2006.
Catwalk for People Unknown Collective, 2006.
Catwalk/demo for TIGI Conference, 2006.
Demo for TIGI seminar, 2006.
Performance for Big Gay Out 2005.
Torture Garden fashion shows  2004-2005.
Gauche Chic fashion show 2005.
Catwalk for Velda Lauder 2005.
Catwalk for Charles Of London 2004.
Catwalk/demo for Aveda hair show at Excel, 2003.
Demo for Toni&Guy 2003

VIDEO & FILM:
Music video for Amanda Palmer's Leeds United (London, 2008)
Mafia Girlz, dir. X-off for Private (Barcelona, 2007)
TGX from Torture Garden (dir. Mark J Blackman, London 2006)
Living TV ident for Janice Dickinson show (London, 2006)
Toni&Guy promo video (Bill Watson for BHA, London 2006)
SuicideGirls Italian Villa dvd (Mike Marshall and Sawa, Italy 2006)
Music video (Eban Oliver, London 2006)
Suicide Girls video (Alessandra Tisato, 2005)
TV show presenting (APE Club TV, London 2005)
tv ads, idents, etc.

AUDIO:
writing and presenting radio shows (SuicideGirls Radio, Indie 103.1FM, L.A., May 2005-August 2007)
music projects (DJ Warboy, 2005)
radio idents
web voice intros (charlesoflondon.com, mattbogart.com, etc)

LIFE MODELLING:
Wimbledon School Of Art, Kensington and Chelsea College, City Lit, Morley College, Byam-Shaw School Of Art, numerous individual artists; fashion house fittings.