These pictures are from a series by photographer Emiliano Granado in which he photographs people he met through Model Mayhem on a TFP basis. Hopefully that sentence contains at least two terms you’re unfamiliar with, so let me fill you in; Model Mayhem is a networking site for aspiring (*cough* failed) models and photographers. TFP – or ‘Time for Print’, is a term used on the site to describe an arrangement between a model and a photographer whereby neither party exchanges money, and only invests their time and expertise in order to advance their portfolios and improve their skills.
If looking at dreams that will never amount to anything bums you out, you should maybe look away now.
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Photos by Emiliano Granado