OMP Announces the Passing of Member Chester Victor

REST IN PEACE: It is with deep regret that OMP announces the passing Chester “Chet” Victor, who died this spring after recovering from surgery. His dear friend Justyna reported that he passed away on April 10th at 9pm.

Chester was a freelance photographer and web designer with 15-plus years experience. He enjoyed working with others who shared his creative desire and drive to bring out the best in everything they do. He always strived to bring a different perspective to his images, which will leave him a lasting legacy.

His most recent achievement and greatest pride was working on “The Never Ending Beauty Project." The project was set up to help out battered and abused women through the NCADV website.

His One Model Place portfolio is filled with lovely and evocative nudes, glamour, and nature photos. It has garnered over six million views, and will be maintained so that fans of Chet's work can revisit his images again and again.

Here is more information on Chet from his partner Justyna.

"We used to live together as a couple, and the last half year I was the only person that helped him. Chet had been sick since September 2008, staying in ICU as well attending regular visits. He was also struggling on a daily basis from a stressful situation with his landlord. Chet was very ill and still tried to pay his bills, but it made him totally exhausted and stressed both mentally and physically while trying to pursue his career goals in NYC. He needed daily nursing care that was promised since he got back to Minnesota, but he did not receive it."


Photo of Chester Victor above by Justyna Pawluczuk (OMP Model 299552)

Click here to visit Chet's OMP Portfolio #43426

OMP Members We Have Lost: Robert Warren

It is with deep regret that One Model Place announces the passing of several of its members. We will be honoring their memories in the weeks to come.

Robert Warren (OMP Member #122084) of Bellewood Studio in Allentown, PA was born in 1944 and passed away last month. He is remembered by his friends as a brave Marine, a high school teacher, and photographer for over 30 years. Bob owned a photography studio and a photo store in NJ, where he worked with local magazines and enjoyed auto racetrack photography.

For the last five years, Bob moved to other photography styles and started to shoot models and fashion photography. He enjoyed going on the St. Thomas Islands for different modeling workshops or on his own shoots with different models. His friend Gerald Patenaude recalls, "Bob's heart problems never stopped him from what he enjoyed the most -- photography was his medicine. He tried a heart transplant, which was unsuccessful. Thank you OMP for allowing us to continue his work and take care of his online portfolio. He will be deeply missed."

According to Gerald, Bellewood Studio will continue to exist as a promise to Bob. For all the models who have worked with Bob, or started portfolios and have questions, send an email to bellewoodstudio@gmail.com.

OMP members can revisit Bob's portfolio and appreciate his artistry: OMP Member #122084

IN MEMORY OF GEORGE HOFFMANN OF ONYX PHOTOGRAPHY

IN MEMORY

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of longtime One Model Place member and dear friend George Hoffmann of Onyx Photography (you can find his work at Member #98981 - http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?P_ID=98981).

He was a true artist who brought creativity and imagination to each photo shoot, in a style that was uniquely his own. His images graced the covers and pages of many glamour magazines and fitness publications. You can see more of his work at http://www.onyxphotography.com.

George had the pleasure and privilege of working with some of the most talented models in the industry, many of them OMP members. He also photographed celebrities including pro tennis player Venus Williams, actress Cherie Johnson, Kaki West, and Pitbull.

One Model Place will be leaving up Onyx's portfolio so that members and fans can enjoy his amazing work. Please feel free to add image and portfolio comments in honor of this great artist. If you have any personal stories or memories you wish to share, please email Elias at newseditor@onemodelplace.com.