Cacia Zoo
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Guilliaume Wolf
It was a real pleasure working with Cacia. Extremely professional and driven, she pushes herself to perform in front of the camera. Because she's multi-talented; dancing + acting + yoga, etc. I found her to be incredibly versatile. This means that, as a photographer, you get to work with someone who's "next level." This is very rare—highly recommended.
Cacia, you're one of a kind. Thank you!!!
Lucas Passmore
“After shooting Cacia for only 10 minutes, I quickly realized that she didn’t need me to be there, I was the one who needed her— she already shows up with a strong sense of herself— she knows what she wants to express and exactly how to do it— and you find yourself needing to keep up. I felt more like a documentarian, and she, the artist… I was just happy (and privileged) to have an admission ticket. If I had to assign her only one word, it would be: ‘fearless’. When working with Cacia, you get something very special and rare… you get a human soul-- raw, unadorned, and fathomless. You get ‘her’… all of her.”
Cacia shows up to model for you and quickly transforms into a Muse.
She has the gift of moving in the hidden language of the soul, as if dancing to a music only she can hear.
Cacia's creativity is the kind that can only come from someone who is in love with life, so much so that she has to enhance it's beauty constantly like a vigilant lover: through her music, her poetry and her dance.
Cacia has a life of her own; the muse is inside her and I am very fortunate to have made photographs with her.
Brian Vu
Cacia Zoo taps into another level of confidence, beauty, and artistic vision that I don't see often in people. She is constantly experimenting and creating, making collaborating with her so natural and exciting.
Darren Ankenman
Cacia is a natural beauty and really fun to work with. She's serious & professional when it comes to setting up the shoot day and she has endless energy & ideas throughout the shoot itself.
Shooter Shane
Cacia is a ball of fun! One of the most energetic and artistic girls I’ve had the privilege to photograph. While shooting we got to know each other a bit more but I felt she was comfortable with me from the beginning. I would be stoked at the opportunity to create more with her! Rock on Cacia!
Cacia is more than just a model. She is an artist. An energetic and intense artist. If you want to photograph a vacuous model, look elsewhere. If you want to work with someone who probably has better ideas than you do (which is always a good idea if you want to get better), then you should work with Cacia.
At this point I have worked with countless models, and Cacia rates up there among the very best, if not the best, and she is the best collaborator I have ever worked with.
Do yourself a favor and work with Cacia.
"Cacia is a wonderful woman to work with. I would not consider her a model but a collaborator, muse and positive ion generator. Cacia brings her unique vision to every shoot we have worked on together. She posses a profesionalism that is rare amongst art models. She carries a creative force of energy that inspires me to create truly unique imagery that is multi-faceted and dimensional. Cacia has also has an infectious deviant laugh that is infectious and addictive. Simply Cacia is magic."
Shooting with Cacia is an absolute pleasure. We shared the same philosophy on beauty. That is , that true beauty is not superficial exterior, but rather it comes from deep within. Beauty is the confidence we have from having a complete acceptance and love for who we are as individuals. It is that love for ourselves that keeps us healthy. It is that beauty that glows in a person that radiates and inspires others.
In that case, Cacia embraces her own being fully. Her genuine and honest demeanor is refreshing, addicting and inspiring. She brings life to my images in an unadulterated and brutal honesty, that showcase her own unique beauty with an in-your-face-punch to your psyche. Shooting with Cacia is like embracing an lion. It is a fantastic feeling. It's something that most people wouldn't get to experience in their lifetime.
.... but BEWARE.
There's a good chance that she might eat you alive.
Cacia was great to work with. She’s daring and fearless. She’s ready for anything, which is quite liberating for a photographer. Did I also mention that she’s very intelligent and fun to be around, which makes things much more enjoyable when working together. All in all I must say Cacia is one of the better art models I’ve worked with for sure. Always happy, always fun, and ready to tackle any concept or idea whether it’s freezing cold or perhaps slightly risky. Looking forward to working with Cacia again and again.
Cacia was so full of energy, we had ideas and she was never scared to bare it all off and try them on. Just perfect.
Me and Cacia got iced coffees and then we shot in her apartment uptown. First she is beautiful. Womanly. Then you learn very quickly that she is more of an artist than anything. A model who is an artist eliminates the need for much else. We started cutting out colored paper and pinning up backdrops. Cacia is open to your ideas and she will suggest her own. It's a collaboration. She will will put on a blue wig for your camera and then ask you to pose against a wall for her camera. I'm truly looking forward to shooting with Cacia again.
"When you work with a model for the first time, looking trough that lens, it only takes a few seconds to know that you have found that special subject. Cacia Zoo is that type of model. She possesses that “it factor” that a model either has or has not. Working with Cacia is more a collaboration between two creative minds, and what she brings to a shoot is invaluable to a photographer. After my experience working with Cacia, all I can say is “more”, I want to shoot more and more and more pictures of her.
Cacia is a marvelous mover and improviser! She took in my direction and came up with something more wonderful that I couldn't have directed her into otherwise. Just lovely!
Greg Slaughter
'Besides her obvious beauty and natural figure, Cacia bring to the collaboration with photographers creativity, energy, and grace.’