KA NEW FACES –– DIMITRI
KA — When you are modeling, what do you do to “get in the zone”?
DT — Since I am still learning a lot about modeling, I usually dedicate my full attention to the photographer.
I like to compare the latter to a guide, or to a stage director, with whom I can collaborate in order to come up
with the best. Working with a photographer I trust makes it much simpler and, more importantly, much
more pleasant. I also believe that there is always a reason why I am in front of the camera, and that helps me
gain confidence during photo shoots.
KA — How much does love motivate your choices?
DT — Our choices are either motivated by reason or by emotions. Although I used to take pride in making
rational and pragmatic decisions, I am starting to realize that more and more of my choices are inspired by
passion. Actions that are prompted by these types of choices may not always be objectively “right”, but they
are the ones we execute the most successfully.
KA — When you are in front of the camera, do you consider yourself still a model?
DT — No, not the least bit. I view modeling as a profession like any other. It therefore corresponds to a part
of my life, but life cannot amount to just an image. On the other hand, when in front of the camera I still
consider myself to be the same person I always was.
KA — Do you think that physical “looks” are over rated in the choice of lovers?
DT — Certainly, physical looks are and will always be overrated. Yet, while I think it is inevitable that looks
factor into our choices, in the end it is the heart that validates them. How often have we loved people who did
not correlate with our initially preconceived criteria of beauty?Beauty should not be normative as there is not a single kind of beauty but a whole range of them. True beauty
resides in diversity.
KA — How important is charity to you?
DT — Charity goes both ways in the sense that one receives as much as they give. Personally, I have raised
funds and volunteered to help Xuan, an orphanage my father founded in Vietnam, where I spent a summer.
That said, I also believe that charity begins at home and I think that we should first start by being caring and
generous with our close relatives. In fact, this question reminds me of one of the ending scenes of Sean Penn’s
Into the Wild, where the protagonist realizes that “happines s is only real when shared”.
KA — Who is Dimitri?
DT — Too early to know the answer… but not too late to ponder the question.
Model — Dimitri
Photography — KA
Hair and Makeup — KA
Styling — KA
Clothing : Boutique Duo and Kevin Allwood
Location — Hotel Le St. James