After discovering on this site that others have had issues with this so called "professional photographer", I feel the need to share my story as well. This is the note I filed with the Better Business Bureau, and I plan to share my experience with all of the agencies as well.
'I model part time. Last March/April, Photographer Azwah Saadiq contacted me via Model Mayhem, an online community for models and photographers to network and set up photoshoots. The photographer contacted me and convinced me to hire him, promising me incredible images for my portfolio. I paid him $200 for 2 looks to be shot, and in the end the photographer would send me several images from both looks. After the shoot, I did not receive any images and had to chase photographer to get a response.
I wanted to deal with this matter via email so as to keep a papertrail and photographer would not reply. A few months ago from today, I finally received 2 images from the first look and thats it. I had to continue to chase photographer for the images from the second look. I had left him several emails, and messages via Model Mayhem and as a result of me practically begging this photographer to deliver the images he owed me, he blocked me from contacting him through the website Model Mayhem and has been ignoring my emails.
He has also sent me nasty emails when I would request images At this point, it has been almost a year and I haven't received the images from the second look, and the photographer is ignoring me. Please help me in either getting a refund of $100 for the images from the second look, or in receiving the edited images that the photographer owes me.'
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