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SPORTS MODEL JOHN HELMERICH & TOP FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER SHAUN ALEXANDER
This Modeling portfolio shoot was inspired by some of the most iconic fashion brands and designers. Shaun was able to capture John’s versatility and athleticism through his lens for the world to see! He maybe new, but he looks like a pro and this is just a beginning of a long and successful career for this young sports model and athlete
PORTFOLIO PHOTOGRAPHY – STYLING & EDITING BY SHAUN ALEXANDER
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GIVENCHY MEN’S SUIT
CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR
John Helmerich is a 22 years old top Athlete Fashion and Sports Model born in Ft Myers Florida. He attends college in Los Angeles majoring in Kinesiology. He has been an avid basketball player with passion for health and fitness related fields, Such as sports modeling , healthy life style and the art of physical and psychological health
His passion for sports started at an early age when his parents took him to every organized sports available. He started playing Upward Basketball before he played in school. He remembers when he made the school basketball team, making his parents very proud
His greatest memories as a child was spending time with his Dad, and sister building go carts, fishing, swimming, riding Dad’s jeep in the woods, sports and attending games, etc..
John’s mom is an elementary school teacher which is what his sister plans on doing after she gets her Master’s degree.
John’s short term goal is to further his modeling career and be an NBA strength/conditioning intern and his long term plans involve acting and pursuing a career in film business in action and adventure movies
He recalls a friend of his Dad saying “You can tell a lot about someone’s character by the way they treat those who serve them”
That being said, this is John’s own words to Shaun Alexander. ” I have to thank Shaun Alexander. He has treated me like his own son. Whatever I do and wherever I go, I owe any success in modeling & in the entertainment field to Shaun. He is an amazingly caring person and an incredible talent. I will be forever grateful as will my parents”
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New York City Photographer
Shaun Alexander helping model
with breast cancer
Story of hope, courage and friendship between a model and a photographer
OK. we are all familiar with this expression: ” A picture tells a thousand words” but unfortunately most people don’t ever know how each and every single one of these images is created or even inspired!
Here is one of my favorite stories about, LIFE, HOPE, COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP, POSITIVE THINKING, GRATITUDE AND MOST OF ALL THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE!
I met this amazing ( anonymous) model and the strongest woman I’ve come across more than a decade ago in New York City over a decade ago
Shortly after we met, she shared her devastating news of being diagnosed with breast cancer. But her positive attitude and strength were beyond anything I’ve ever experienced. which transpired me to make a FRIENDSHIP pact offering her a fully paid trip to LA and a great shoot in celebration of her recovery!
Little that I knew, that was the spark she needed to ignite her HOPES & DREAMS of becoming as healthy and as beautiful as she was when we met before our photoshoot!
And the Universe REWARDED her POSITIVITY & COURAGE with exactly what we both wished for! A complete bill of health! Without the need of any surgery!
Fast-forward, I was in tears when I see her sitting on my studio chair, looking more stunning than ever, after everything she went through to get here… A complete surreal moment, I’ll never forget!
And the rest is history, we created some of the most magical and creative images together, that I am very proud of!
This particular image was created with nothing but a few torn pages out of a Swarovski’s catalog, a few feet of yarn and some safety pins to create the necklace, the hat and her watch…which can’t be seen here! And the reason I had to become so resourceful, was because our arrangement with Swarovski’s store to get the real Jewelry pieces fell through due to some last-minute corporate miscommunication and that fact that she needed to fly out the next day
At the end, we could not be happier with the results! ( as they say, everything happens for a reason! )
Her painterly expression paired with a few simple touches of artistry and style created a timeless image. Not only celebrating her feminine beauty and recovery but an image of hope, courage, friendship and so much more….at least for me!
Thank God, over a decade later she is still completely cancer free, happily married with a couple of gorgeous babies. LIVING THE LIFE! as we all should!
BE GRATEFUL, STAY POSITIVE, WISH GREAT THINGS UPON OTHERS! AND YOU WILL BE HANDSOMELY REWARDED. I PROMISE! Forever grateful. Shaun Alexander
