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Daniel Zukich by Jason Jaskot

May 16, 2012

Bosnia-born Daniel Zukich had a recent photos shoot with one of NYC’s best fitness photographers, Jason Jaskot. Jason was kind enough to introduce us to Daniel who was able to successfully prepare for this shoot with the help of fitness company, Eat The Bear, the official sponsor of MFM Cover Model Jeff Grant.

MFM Editor Caleb Galaraga talks to Daniel and asks him seven basic questions that will help us get to know more of the up and coming male fitness model!

Give us a little background about yourself – where are you from? What do you do? Where do you live?

My name is Daniel Zukich and I just turned 22 last March 27th. I was born in Bosnia and moved to the United States when I was eight years old. I currently live in Owego, which is 20 minutes outside of Binghamton, NY. I’m currently a senior at Binghamton University studying Economics and I’m also a personal trainer.

What motivates you to do training and bodybuilding?

I was always playing sports as a kid and when I graduated high school I wanted to be on the track team and throw discus for Binghamton University. That was my first real motivation to start training on a daily basis and become as strong as possible in order to make the team. As I was noticing muscle gains quickly I decided to push myself even further even though I had already made the team. Now it has become a part of my everyday life and I incorporate everything I do around my training so I’m sure I never miss a day. I set a goal and aim to achieve it, anything else is failure.

How did you hear or got into modeling? What specific steps are you taking to become a fitness model?

Last summer I had my first photo shoot with my neighbor who had a studio in her house. After putting some pictures on facebook I received attention from Jason Jaskot who is a photographer in NYC. After talking with him for several months, I decided to go down to the city last month and have my first professional photo shoot with him with the support of ETB fitness. Currently I am in contact with an agency and am working hard to put on some solid muscle to get my weight up. I am planning on doing many shoots this summer.

Amongst the more established male fitness models, who do you look up to?

Greg Plitt would have to be the one I look up to the most. He is very established in many different aspects of the fitness modeling world and is very unique when it comes to his workouts.

What would be a dream modeling gig for you?

Since basketball has been my first real passion since I was little I would have to say that my dream modeling gig would have to be doing a shoot and or a commercial with an NBA star such as Kobe or Lebron in a Nike ad.

Where do you see yourself a year from now, in terms of your aspirations as a model, as a personal trainer and simply as Daniel Zukich?

In a year from now I see myself finished with school with a degree in my hand. In terms of modeling I see myself expanding my portfolio with many different photographers and clients as well as getting my name out there and receiving more exposure in the world of fitness modeling. I would like to wake up and know I have been featured in a fitness/muscle magazine with my own personal training tips to help all those who seek it. Finally, in terms of myself a year from now, I will be doing what makes me happy and is my passion and that is being a fitness model and personal trainer who is doing everything possible to help others achieve their goals.

Where can we find more of you?

You can find me on Facebook under my name Daniel Zukich, my fan page Zukich Training, and twitter @DanielZukich.

+ Official MFM Profile of Daniel Zukich
+ See more of Jason Jaskot’s work here

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Scott Kemp

May 9, 2012

Scott Kemp’s website says “aspiring fitness model,” but by the looks of it, he’s more than qualified. One of the most recognized paintball athlete in the country today, Scott is a dedicated and self-motivated individual committed in seeing his dreams come to pass. Born on April 2, 1986 at Woodland Hills, CA where he grew up, he bought his first paintball gun at the age of 12. It was all for fun initially, playing with friends and having fun in the local fields, but three years after, Scott began to playing kids tournament and won every circuit he participated in!

He eventually began training professionally and while still at his teens, joined the Los Angeles Ironmen, which is the most prestigious paintball team in history. His passion and involvement in professional paintball has lent to recognition and publicity for Scott, who have been to different countries all over the globe for tournament.

Today, Scott sets his sight, like his favorite sport with precision and clarity in the world of fitness modeling. He has been endorsed by no less than MFM Advisor’s Shaka Smith and is also now an NPC competitor. He is also building a following on Twitter and Facebook.

We wish luck Scott all the best and looking forward to hear more from him in the future!

+ Official MFM Profile of Scott Kemp
+ Photographer credit pending

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First Look on Chris Spang by Rob Kristian

April 30, 2012

Rob Kristian showcases to MFM for the first time ever these images of professional fighter and today, male model, Chris Spang.

Born and raised in Sweden, Chris moved to Las Vegas to pursue a career as a professional fighter. He is currently an active member of Strikeforce, which is aired every week on Showtime. As for modeling, Chris says he always had an interest in the craft, but fighting has been taking up a lot of his time. He did bump into, however, to the right person who literally had to drag him for his first photoshoot experience! That of course, is photographer Rob Kristian, who thanks to this new series of images is now one of MFM’s Contributing Photographers (which only means that MFM’s Editor will hound him for new contributions!).

It was Chris’s first ever shoot with Rob that made him realized why he never pursued this earlier, amazed at the images he saw from that first session, Chris has decided to take the leap of faith to see where this can bring him. Infusing his discipline in fighting and the desire to inspire people in whatever he does, Chris sees modeling as a platform to touch people’s lives, encouraging them to become a better version of themselves when they see him in the images. Chris, as he states, wants “modeling to become a bigger part of his life.”

And from an external viewpoint, the fighter seems to be willing to fight for his place. “Working with Chris Spang is amazing. He’s a total professional and gives me endless inspiration,” says Rob. He continues that he “can see his [Chris] passion and love for modeling in each frame of my lens while shooting him. I am looking forward to working with him again.”

One of the world’s first male supermodel, Marcus Schenkenberg, came from Sweden. It will be interesting to see where this other Swede we just met will go! We’ll bet…it’s going to be far beyond the cage where he picks his fights.

+ Official MFM Profile of Chris Spang
+ See more work of Rob Kristian here