Cacia Dancing in Bed-Stuy - Extras (Patreon)

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I am not aware that Cacia Zoo has any formal dance training, but she really thought of "dance" as a truly pure form of personal expression.  One of many great things about Cacia, both as a model and a person, is her lack of inhibition.  She just GOES FOR IT in all things, not worry about what people will think of her. I am not like that AT ALL, so I really admire this quality in her. 

When it comes to filming her dance - that utter faith and commitment makes the sessions rather mesmerizing (even if they might not technically be up to snuff) so I jump at the chance to do it anytime she asks me to, which is why, if you have been following my Patreon for a while, you might notice this is not the first "dance" sequence I have shot of Cacia.

Another thing that always gets me about this shoot is the scarf. It was a cold March morning in NYC so kozy arrived to the brownstone bundled up and had this yellow scarf with her.  In the photos of her dancing though, it amazes me how "alive" the scarf become in her hands (and flying in the air).  The way she wielded the scarf it became this magic carpet dance partner. In many of the images it feels like its moving of its own accord and reacting to her rather than just being flung about by her.  

I have to say that I credit this shoot and Cacia with really inspiring me to do this whole nude photography thing. I had shot some friends in the past, particularly some underwater shoots, but the amount of fun Cacia and I had, and the amount of fun images we generated in a small time really got me hooked on this sort of collaboration with models who thrived in front of the camera (rather than just my friends, who were often shy when the lens was pointed their way).  The next month after this shoot, Cacia came out to California, when we did our first pool shoot AND went on our first road trip to shoot in nature (we went to Death Valley) and she continued to deliver such great moments and we laughed so much and built such a good friendship - I think forever after I have been chasing that feeling of excitement and creative collaboration and mutual discovery...