In every litter there is a runt, and nature usually has a way of doing away with the runt. The old adage of survival of the fittest is remarkably true. At 5'7" Sophie Hirschfelder is a runt by model industry standards (a la Kate Moss), but to every rule there is an exception. Sophie is that exception. With a facial features that command attention, and a body that most girls in this industry would die for Sophie is not only the exception to the rule she is the underdog that won that no one saw coming.
Photographer Seiichi Niitsuma saw in Sophie what she already saw in herself. In a spec for an Japanese magazine Seiichi decided to photograph her versatility as opposed to isolating her beauty. Often times models become so complacent, and dependent on their beauty that they fail to develop their other layers thus becoming one dimensional. While Sophie is breathtakingly gorgeous she moved beyond that beauty, and dove deep within herself to produce the edgy Goth inspired photographs that are a product of Seiichi's creative vision. Being 5'7" in the model industry the odds are clearly stacked against her; however Sophie is both determined and focused, and this Aussie would have it no other way.
While her height is looked at by most as a handicap Sophie has made one thing profoundly clear, and that is that this runt is here to stay!
Photographer Seiichi Niitsuma saw in Sophie what she already saw in herself. In a spec for an Japanese magazine Seiichi decided to photograph her versatility as opposed to isolating her beauty. Often times models become so complacent, and dependent on their beauty that they fail to develop their other layers thus becoming one dimensional. While Sophie is breathtakingly gorgeous she moved beyond that beauty, and dove deep within herself to produce the edgy Goth inspired photographs that are a product of Seiichi's creative vision. Being 5'7" in the model industry the odds are clearly stacked against her; however Sophie is both determined and focused, and this Aussie would have it no other way.
While her height is looked at by most as a handicap Sophie has made one thing profoundly clear, and that is that this runt is here to stay!
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