Fashion models who have gone on to pursue multi-hyphenate careers are not uncommon, but few have done so with such a profound impact as Gigi Stoll. The Texas-born model, whose 25-plus-year career in front of the camera eventually compelled her to turn the lens onto others—first snapping away at the fascinating characters and scenes around her for the pages of Vogue and esteemed art galleries, before refocusing on humanitarian initiatives on faraway continents. For Stoll, the urge to help others, whether strangers or friends, has always been an intrinsic one. “I feel that we learn the most from children and elderly. And we need to take better care of both,” she remarked recently. -- margotmagazine

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As a model, I understood how it felt to be photographed; how intimate it is, and how important it is to connect with your subjects. It’s a gift for someone to share their time, and their energy with you to be photographed. I feel like the greater the connection, the better the portrait. I really wanted to bring that into what I was doing. When you really have a strong connection with somebody, you feel it—you both feel it. -- margotmagazine

Photography by Shana Traganoska - Hair & Makeup by Frederic Boudet

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Gigi Stoll Photography - fb

NYC 1990’s

"CORTES DE CREADORES" - ELLE Spain April 1989 #31 by TIFF - also showing Luisa Corna, Johanna Westin, Karine Lollichon, unknowns

@missparker7 scans -- Gigi ID by RocketQueen