He suggests that male models face unwanted pressure from photographers who act as industry gatekeepers.

“there's this weird thing in the modeling industry where I work for like major brands, but in order to get to those brands, you have to have good portfolio photos and that's where you go through the photographers and they are like the gatekeepers.”

A photographer must always prioritize the comfort and consent of the subject over the pursuit of a specific image.

“first one is always put your subject first and that could be as simple as like even if it's your photograph and you have the right to post it if they're like don't post that do not [ __ ] post it ever ever”