Our Face of the Month Emma Holley heard from her agency, Pinkerton Model and Talent, about Ash Gupta and 838 Media Group, where her determination and exuberance soon became apparent.

“Jeff’s Jacket” Fashion Editorial (Photo: Ash Gupta)With more than just a hint of sexuality, this titillating fashion spread with distressed knitted coverings will leave very little to your imagination.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting a fellow photographer. While working on a current endeavor of mine, “Warriors of the Rising Sun,” contributor Caley Johnson of Miss G Designs, a good friend of mine, suggested I meet with Allan. Caley told me of his obsession with photography but, more intriguing, his passion of tintype and ambrotype portraits.

“Do you know I adopted two owls?” she remarks, at a photo shoot in the Mid City area of Los Angeles. “Ever since I can remember,” she continues, “they have been my absolute favorite creatures. They’re these miraculous creatures who can see from all angles! That’s what I love about them; they never have to be scared because they have a way of being able to always see what’s coming.”

Ash Gupta’s project Delirium of Dementia is a work that touches themes such as acceptance, guilt, subservience and sex. While the concepts and images touch upon sex peripherally, they are by no means sexy images.

Our Face of the Month Olivia Fox grew up in Los Angeles but describes her origins as “French, Italian, Russian, and Galactic.” Talking with her, one gets the impression that space—both outer and inner—is a common theme in her life.

Our Face of the Month Erica Cisneros grew up in the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado.

“I emailed my info and pics to a local agency in Denver,” she explains, “and they soon helped me get interviews with great agencies.” After signing with LA Models, Erica relocated to Los Angeles and embarked on her career as a model.

For the Mission model Jordan Swain wears a series of “animalistic” head pieces created by G Designs and photographer Alex Barakat of 838 Media captures this collection of head pieces aggressively. Check out the editorial entitled “Animalistic” by clicking on the image below.

Elle Evans October 2012 Face of the Month Ash Gupta’s October Face of the Month comes all the way from Paris, Paris, Texas, that is. Born in Texas, and raised in Louisiana, Elle Evans launched her fashion modeling career earlier this year. “Being from a small town,” she explains, “I had much bigger dreams to get out and see the world. LA seemed to be the perfect place to start!”

Having a difficult childhood plagued with a learning disability (dyslexia, which was unknown at the time as a disorder), Michael Levine struggled throughout his early years, but managed to find his way to becoming the founder of a prominent Hollywood PR firm (LCO – Levine Communications Office), author of a best-selling international book (Guerilla Marketing), and author of 19 books total sold internationally.