Carrie Kellenberger Images for Escape Model Management
Photography by Carrie Kellenberger of MySeveralWorlds.com
Meet Simon and Vanessa, just two of the many talented (and gorgeous) models with Escape Model Management in Taiwan.
I had the pleasure of working with Simon and Vanessa at First Zoom Studios in Taipei a few weeks ago.
Simon and Vanessa are both pros despite the fact that they are relatively new models in terms of actual modeling experience. All of the models I’ve worked with from EMM have been easy to work with and very accommodating towards all of our photographers in general.
With this in mind, I thought I’d introduce you to Escape Model Management…
Escape Model Management was created in the latter part of 2009 to meet an ever-growing demand for models, actors, make-up artists, and aspiring talents in Taiwan. As someone who is already familiar with the modeling industry in Taiwan, the owner uses his many contacts in Taiwan’s entertainment industry to meet that demand.
A few months later, he was joined by Jaclynn J, an international model hailing from Hawaii. As Assistant Director, Jaclynn helps Daniel with the day-to-day business of running a modeling agency by helping to set up meetings and appointments, place models with appropriate professionals, coach models on the ins-and-outs of modeling, and by accompanying them to each shoot to make sure everything goes smoothly.
In the past six months, we’ve worked with a number of models from Escape Model Management. Below, you’ll find my photos from that day of shooting, but I urge you to take a look at some of the links below to see what other photographers have accomplished with the talented and versatile individuals working with Escape Model Management.
Post update: EMM closed a few years after opening. They had great success while they were in operation and were by far the most professional organization I’ve worked with in Taiwan.
Carrie Marshall
Carrie Marshall (formerly Carrie Kellenberger) is a Canadian writer, business and operations strategist, patient advocate, and multidisciplinary creative best known for her long-running publication, My Several Worlds. Since 2007, she has built a career through writing, content strategy, digital publishing, systems development, and online community building. Over the past two decades, Carrie has worn many hats — travel and culture writer, educator, entrepreneur, communications director, recruiter, editor, and creative consultant — while living and working internationally for more than 20 years in Taiwan. Today, her work focuses on storytelling, disability advocacy, creative projects, and helping businesses streamline their content, systems, and online presence with clarity and heart. Carrie is endlessly curious about people, culture, design, and the small details that make spaces feel alive. She loves books, art, gardening, flower arranging, paper crafts, and creating cozy, slightly whimsical environments. She is also deeply devoted to her cats, cries over animal videos far too easily, and still firmly dislikes cooking. After nearly two decades navigating complex chronic illness, her work increasingly explores resilience, identity, healthcare systems, creativity, and what it means to rebuild a life while living inside a changing body. Her hope is simple: to create work that informs, comforts, connects, and reminds people they are not alone.
