West Phillips

Miami: Drew, part 3

Added 2022-02-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC

Drew and I met via Grindr during one of my stints back 'home' in Miami. I had some slight criticism in the past when telling people that I find some of my models from Grindr. For some reason, some think that makes the photo shoot somehow less professional or legit and they look at it through judgmental eyes. While the app is certainly known for hook-ups, I stand behind my belief that Grindr is what you make of it and how you use it is up to you and doesn't concern anyone else. Still, there is a sort of taboo in using it for anything other than sex. So be it.

Drew was a college student at the time and had just come out of a pretty toxic and messed up relationship - he wanted this photo shoot to be something good and positive for himself to boost his bruised self esteem. On many occasions I've found myself somehow playing therapist and photographer - not necessarily to my liking, but if the model is that comfortable, I suppose that's not a bad thing. In regards to Drew, he later got back into this relationship and later told me how jealous and angry his boyfriend was about the photoshoot. That's a whole other story and sadly, one I've experienced before. 🤯

You may recognize the location as one I've used and talked about before. Once again, we had my little spot to ourselves and got a ton of photos. Here's just a small sample of our first shots.

Key Biscayne, Florida, 2017