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Pathetic scam site run by unprofessionals and pedophile and photographers who will block anyone that compete with their photography. It’s a site for prostitution and substandard photography and models. If u know any better stay away from it. Everyone who runs it and moderators are shady subspecies in my view
Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Very happy to have regained accessed to my model mayhem profile. The member of the support team who helped me was fantastic! Super helpful and a pleasant. Went above and beyond in offering me help with sorting out my account. Couldn’t be happier and glad i’m back on model mayhem.
Date of experience: May 06, 2023
I was harassed for years on the site by Moderator 7, primarily. I believe he is someone I spoke out against who was involved in harmful activities, even though I cannot prove it is him as he hides behind the Mod 7 name. Anytime I would upload a new image he would invent rules that don't actually exist on their list of rules and tell me how I violated his imaginary rule in order to remove my photos or my account. I would set it back up, but they must track by IP address or something because he would always find me and let me know in little hints that he knew it was me returning. This was ongoing, from around 2010 to 2023. I will never return again. The site has also been an aid to rapists and kidnappers, you can find news articles and probably court cases on Google Scholar about that.
Date of experience: July 01, 2023
Kicking paying members out, for questioning the fairness of competitions,
that many agrees are arranged and corrupt.
Moderators are out of control, and there's no freedom of speech in the forums.
All in all, it's a place run by extreme amateurs who happens to be a little clique of pals.
If you're serious about modeling, that's the last place you should go.
Stuffed with child abusers, fake photographers and selfie models.
Date of experience: October 17, 2015
Reply from Model Mayhem
We're sorry you feel that way. The daily contests are open to all members to enter and vote for their favorites. The entry with the most votes wins!
We only remove and ban members of our website that violate the site rules or our terms of use. All members are expected to familiarize themselves with the site rules and to comply with them to maintain a profile.
I don't get all the negative reviews on this page. I have used Model Mayhem for years to locate models to use in my paintings. I've hired several male and female models. All were professional and did a great job.
Don't expect the moderators to babysit you. Do your due diligence, and make sure you're dealing with reliable, professional people. It isn't that hard.
Date of experience: January 01, 2020
Reply from Model Mayhem
Thanks for your support! We appreciate you being a member.
I've been a free member for years. I look at it as a specialized facebook, with plenty of checking to be done before doing a shoot; whether as a photographer, model or other participants. Yep, scams out there; and in the larger cities I'm sure there are a lot more of that going on. I have found it a valuable resource for networking to do the small amount of nude art work I have done and will do.
Also, I have found several of the forum threads to be very interesting and education. Both the ones dealing with photo tech and the ones talking about the model - photographer relationship.
Date of experience: February 15, 2020
Reply from Model Mayhem
Thanks for your support! We appreciate you being a member.
If you do come across any suspicious messages, please flag the message and report the profile via the help link on our website.
I don’t like the interface, and I also don’t like the way some parts of it don’t even work. For example, I try to enter my Instagram or my website, and it absolutely refused to allow me to do that and because of that wouldn’t let me go any farther. So I ended up having to create another profile, so those things would work. Actually, model mayhem was not very fruitful for me and what I needed it to do so I don’t like it.
Date of experience: March 06, 2023
Been a member since they started. The site is not monitored in as the models place OLD shots from years ago, never check into their messages so I doubt their are many real active members just Women wanting attention.
Date of experience: January 31, 2018
Reply from Model Mayhem
Thanks for your continued support! We appreciate you being a longtime member.
I met one of my favorite people through this website! He is a photographer and a wonderful person. I reached out, we collaborated and I have some of my favorite photos of myself ever taken because of it. I wouldn't have done the beautiful photoshoots I did without being a member of this site. :)
Date of experience: May 20, 2022
worst site ever ... full of fake profiles, prostitution and homosexual paedophiles.
There was also an Islamic model who already did naked photos, so if you asked her to shoot nudes, she got angry because her religion didn't allow it... hilarious
Date of experience: May 19, 2022
It gets close to 1, depending on who you run into on MM. Cecilia's review is right on and totally been my experience. A legitimate shoot, especially non nudity, does happen but when it does per MM venue its rare. unless you strip all the way down this Site may be a real letdown.....and even if you do the nude stuff!!
Date of experience: September 30, 2017
Just looking at the responses from the moderators on the bad reviews you can tell it’s a horrible ( but still #1 ) freelance modeling site. One person posted that they have horrible customer service, and verbal abuse from moderators ( especially moderator #7 Brandi ) and the response from MM had in it “ I’m sorry the customer service wasn’t up to your standards “. Umm.... That wasn’t an apology. That was a passive aggressive insult. I met a photographer that use to be a mod. They got some pretty crazy stuff happening behind the scenes.
Date of experience: November 22, 2020
I mean, it gets me shoot gigs which is nice, but the moderators are super biased and allow many users to post risky photos but then my account gets flagged for photos which aren't even worse than pg13. I hate how biased it is
Date of experience: March 08, 2023
Response 9/6 - Have you seen your reviews MM? You're the only site that we've had a problem with, The only one! Your Customer service is so bad that you've been getting negative reviews for years on here and on 9/1/20 have finally addressed them with a robotic reply.
Run, don't walk . these people are absolutely horrible. They shut down my account and my girlfriends account for no reason at all. They assumed we were breaking the rules and provided no proof at all. This place is a huge lawsuit waiting to happen. Will be reporting them to the BBB and Department of consumer protection!!
This is my first negative review of anything ever!! That's how bad they are.
Date of experience: June 18, 2019
Reply from Model Mayhem
We only remove and ban members of our website that violate the site rules or our terms of use. All members are expected to familiarize themselves with the site rules and to comply with them to maintain a profile.
Be very careful, unless you are a Slu.. and don't care what happen as long as you get your five bucks. Told by many ladies that tried Model mayhem that the site is infested with rapists. One wrote me that she was drugged and when she wrote about it, evil mayhem deleted her account. Whenever someone write about bad experience you automatically get blocked from site. My self done nothing other than invite models to make videos. They deleted my account saying that is a violation. Really...Stay away from this site and read more more about the owners. Find out more info about them.
Date of experience: November 30, 2019
Reply from Model Mayhem
We only remove and ban members of our website that violate the site rules or our terms of use. All members are expected to familiarize themselves with the site rules and to comply with them to maintain a profile.
Photographer and Model beware. Model Mayhem when they get any aledged complaint will close your account without explanation or opportunity to address the aledged complaint. If you are already on Model Mayhem go thru and back up all your contacts via cell numbers and email.
Date of experience: February 21, 2021
Been a paying customer for years to promote my fashion and swimwear photography. They shut down my account without any warning for posting two PG rated implied photos taken from a recent photoshoot. When asked if I could just remove it, they refused to refund or re-activate my account.
Would not recommend this company until they re-train their moderators. Terrible customer service and time is better spent on instagram and facebook where this is more active traffic.
Date of experience: May 25, 2019
Reply from Model Mayhem
We only remove and ban members of our website that violate the site rules or our terms of use. All members are expected to familiarize themselves with the site rules and to comply with them to maintain a profile.
I've had problems right from the getgo with these people. I'm still unable to update my profile because of a glitch they can't seem to fix. I had to create another profile which they've never verified. I did get one model out of it and I'll be working with him in August. My deal is the male form and I'm doing it with just my iPhone 13 Pro. @tmaxphotos7.
If I wanted to work with female models this would not be the place for it since they all look like trashy pornstars. No thanks. I will not be renewing my membership.
Date of experience: July 01, 2022
I have been on this site for about 3 years. It has really helped me with networking and finding gigs! I don't think I would have such an amazing portfolio established without ModelMayhem!
Date of experience: May 07, 2014
Reply from Model Mayhem
Thanks for your support! We appreciate you being a member.
Run by amateurs who claim to have guidelines. If youre not a paying customer, they will find any excuse to kick you out no questions asked.
Date of experience: March 28, 2023
