Dan Abarca is Miami’s rising star, and the embodiment of an American success story. It all started with a dream in his heart on June 1st, 2023: “I want to become a male fashion model.” It was a simplistic desire that has since evolved into one of the world’s most extravagantly documented journeys of a man paving his own path in an industry, known through social media as “The ‘Impossible’ Dream.”

When Dan needed to build a modeling portfolio, he couldn’t afford a photographer. Nor an editor, a publicist, an agent, etc., but he could afford the equipment. He bought 3 things: a camera, a tripod, and the “Adobe Creative Cloud.” It was at that moment that he started doing what no other human in his industry of fashion had ever done, become a “digital renaissance man,” and create entire publications for clients all on his own. Realizing the task ahead was daunting, he kept going day by day, “Brick by Brick.”

He swallowed his pride, and started learning everything he could about social media, AI, and how the industry is built on agencies with iconic models. This fueled a voracious hunger of knowledge, satiated with watching YouTube tutorials, documentaries on designers, and reading books from Tom Ford. Dan made self-sufficiency a priority. He is now his own director, photographer, designer, editor, cinematographer, and more for every single publication he creates.

Raised all along the east coast of the U.S.A. (FL, MD, NY, NH), Dan Abarca officially adapted the name “The Anomaly” on Day 180 of his journey, as a means of empowerment, his stage name, or “alter-ego.” The name was attributed to further enhance his ability to accomplish multiple tasks at once, when most models are expected to just “stand there and look good.” Dan Abarca strives for excellence in all areas of his work, going above and beyond of what is required of him to raise the status quo of male models.

His modeling portfolio, the “D.A.M.P.” (Dan Abarca Modeling Portfolio) is one of the world’s most impressive portfolios, when you consider that every photo was taken and directed by himself, using a tripod, and a self-timer on his 4K camera. While it is mostly conceptual, his raw imagination in using brand names clearly shows a strong desire to make his dreams a reality. He’s been training for over 600 days so far, for that day when a company gives him a task, he’ll know how to do every aspect of it. This is due to his assortment of talents he has honed to be such an independent force in the world of media content creation as a “Digital Renaissance Man.”

Raised on videogames and palm trees, the vibrant colors, collages, and futuristic design in his work are his signature to blending the virtual world with our real world. So often fashion limits itself to depressing and dark colors, but dAN took great inspiration from other Miami legends, Gianni Versace and Romero Britto, to bring joyous colors out in his work.

Dan is based in Miami Beach, FL. For business inquiries, feel free to contact him, he’s got no time to waste.

contact.agencyanomaly@gmail.com