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Nude women models7/25/2023 "You learn to appreciate your body when you see it under a light like that," she said. ![]() The poses you have to get yourself into, it's beyond yoga."īeing a nude model was a liberating experience, something she recommended others should try. Shannon said she had not set an end date for her modelling career at this stage. They made a few jokes, but nothing offensive." Their reaction? "It was a positive reaction. Shannon's workmates found out she worked as a nude model last month. She was part of a "really good crew" at her workplace, which had accepted her as part of the team, she said. "It's cool to break stereotypes," she said.īy day, the 26-year-old model is a crane operator at a Southland business. Shannon Taylor truly is the embodiment of the saying – ‘don't judge a book by its cover'. You would be wrong to pigeon-hole Shannon based on the stereotypes nude modelling or her slight build and well-groomed, attractive appearance may throw up. She could not afford to become underweight, she said, as it was important she maintained a healthy weight for the other roles in her life. "I appreciate Cory takes models who are all shapes and sizes."Īt her first shoot, she was about 15kg heavier than she was now, and when she viewed the photographs of herself taken then and now, they looked "equally amazing", she said. Modelling was often associated with severely underweight models, but Shannon said her weight was not relevant. " is quite ambiguous and for that reason it does not objectify women," she said. Nor did she did think Cory's work objectified women. It is not sexualised, whereas pornography is more suggestive… which is not what I am doing." "Nude modelling has been going on for centuries and centuries. Shannon said thinking nude modelling was the same as pornography was the most common misconception people had. "I was bitten alive, but the pictures he got out of it were worth it." ![]() The biggest challenges posed by the outdoor location were avoiding the gaze of passersby and the sandflies, she said. " was about trying to get the body to mimic nature." The Riverton beach shoot earlier this year was a one-off, she said. "People were more concerned and more inquisitive, and asked a lot of questions." Even her mother was really supportive, she said. On finding out she was a nude model, no-one had ever said anything negative or derogatory to her about it. She had felt really nervous at first, but Cory had been "incredibly professional" in how he approached the shoot, she said. Having known others who had modelled for Cory and being familiar with his work, had also influenced her decision to give it a go, she said. ![]() "I didn't want to look back in years to come and wish I had done it." "I felt I could do anything and when that opportunity came up I thought, why not. Photo: Petrina WrightWhen Cory approached her, she had just returned home from travelling overseas and felt on top of the world, she said.
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