Marcus Rasaan - Rising above gender and race stereotypes in modeling, consent agreements for nude & erotic shoots, & more!

I learned so many interesting things about Marcus Rasaan that you will surely find fascinating as well! Their career has been a progressive challenge because many photographers want to photograph Marcus in narrow stereotypes - either hyper sexualizing or characterizing them. Though Marcus is a trained dancer and flexible gymnast with a vast range of emotive posing and depth, so many photographers wanted to depict them as a super masculine black man, which is not Marcus' vibe at all!

Marcus Rasaan is no longer modeling, however they have remained active in the creative world. Anime style art is one of Marcus' passions.  Also they are now spearheading a valuable asset for the model photography community: a consent document for photoshoots detailing specific levels of clothing, nudity, comfort zones, and erotic limits. The purpose of this document is so that freelance models and photographers can come to an agreement in writing what specifically is being created together, and to reduce or eliminate coercion and unfair power dynamics at some photo shoots. 

Check out Marcus Rasaan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcus_rasaan/ 

Also check out their art! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-marcus-reignite-the-dream-of-animation? 

Also join the Consent and Boundaries Webinar Aug 27, 2023 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/consent-and-boundaries-in-model-photography-webinar-tickets-667186301187?