Any discussion around sex and sexuality is taboo in my country. It is a family-oriented, moderate society with strong economic class structure.
During a two-month backpacking trip through Europe in the spring of 2018 Mickey Aloisio photographed over 50 men in six cities. He found himself stepping in front of the lens with them as a way of visually documenting and reflecting on these immensely intimate first encounters.
Z (2015) is a collection of nude ambrotype portraits working with transgender, cisgender, and a spectrum of genderqueer and gender non-conforming individuals.
Portraits of young men obsessed by their appearance and controlling their image on social networks, looking for physical perfection, retouching their face with coloured lenses, makeup and even surgery.
This series of self-portraits serves both as counterpoint and compliment as to how the self is represented in our times—in the digital age, in the age of social media
When expelled by God, Kain went to the Land of Nod, east of Eden (Genesis 4:16). Nod stems from nad: restless, wandering.
The underground Kiki Ballroom scene in New York City is a community organized by LGBTQ youth (14-25 years) of color, many of whom were cast out by their families and communities.
Relationships, real or imagined, are at the center of this work. Growing up queer, I searched for a history that spoke to me—included me.
In Peru, a country with a highly machismo, conservative, religious and transphobic culture, transgender women are extremely marginalized and discriminated by society.
Members of Pink Pistol, an organization of LGBTQ gun owners, that saw a great increase in members following the Orlando shooting.
Under Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia, transgressions are punished by corporeal punishment. The number of lashes varies from 7 to 100, depending on the perceived severity. The photos show a court case and public caning, of men who were in a same-sex relationship.
My idols or role models were masculine characters in movies or cartoon films when I was in my school days. They were uniformly strong and rough, and always made a violent look which was supposed to destroy anything. The stereotype of these guy images has been forcing us to become one of them.
You might have come across some of us amidst the stream of people that are out and about in the streets of Pasay Manila - We are the Golden Gays.
In the Netherlands, a country with more than 17 million inhabitants, 100 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The series Daddy Cool shows the diversity of gay fathers in the Netherlands. I've been following these fathers and their children well over a year ago.
De foto is onderdeel van de serie The Quingdom Project ~ In Transition, die een inkijkje in de queer-gemeenschap van Oeganda.
Amores Postmodernos a photographic series that aims to show pleasure in a queer lifestyle. I use queer subjects from Guatemala City, in scenes with a contemporary narrative base of social media, sex, gender and sexuality, with layers of religious symbolism.
The five men pictured in this series, are all gay and over the age of seventy. We have talked for hours. About aging and dreams, love, exclusion, and fears, and out of these conversations, this series was formed.
Yanovska's serie speelt met relaties, seksualiteit, en onze percepties. Wat zie jij als je naar de koppels kijkt? Bij geen van deze set foto's weten we welk koppel authentiek is, en welk in scène is gezet.
Where do you find refuge when there is no place in society for who you are and who you love as a person? This series shows a sheltered way of living and the impact it has on the road of life.
Several anti-gay laws have come into force in Russia in the past decade. The series shows a more realistic image of LGBTQ+ people, telling their own everyday stories of love and happiness.
De foto komt uit Olwage's fotoserie over het leven van Zwarte, queer, gender-nonconforme en transgender mensen in de townships van Kaapstad.
In the image Black Pride, the intersections of Blackness and Queerness are visualised. Kennedi Carter shot this image in her hometown of Durham in North Carolina, US, just outside a Pride Festival.
For the series Colourful Ageing, photographer Kami Dubel and creative producer Nina van Rheenen portrayed residents of Amsterdam care organisation Cordaan. A statement, to celebrate that everyone can be themselves and can love whomever they want. This does not change when you are older or when there is a sudden need for care.
The sexual experiences of (queer) people with physical disabilities are taboo. Photographer Robert Coombs breaks this taboo with his series 'CripFag'. A visual exploration of his own sexual and intimate adventures, full of romance, fantasies and kinks.
Every year, thousands of Colombians are selectively killed and displaced in so-called social cleansing campaigns. Pamphlets advertising "La Mano Negra " occupy public spaces in the country's poorest neighborhoods.
Exploitation is becoming more and more a hot topic in photography. Even more when it comes to the photography of minorities and unseen communities.
Since the PiS party came to power in Poland, several anti-LGBT laws have been implemented in the country. In 2019, for example, some 30 different 'LGBT-free zones' were declared, where it was forbidden to preach the 'destructive LGBT ideology'.
With his controversial photos, David Těšínský tries to dispel stereotypes and open people's eyes. Like the acceptance of homosexuality in sports, and specifically in professional football.
With this series, Prins wants to contribute to the emancipation of trans people, and also break the taboo on male vulnerability. This series shows that being vulnerable is also very positive and powerful, because: boys dó cry.
From kindergarten to university, all Thai pupils and students have to wear a uniform. It ensures unity among them, but also hegemony and class distinction. For boys, it is a male uniform, consisting of shorts, a military haircut and a shirt with a name and student ID number. Everyone is the same.
In 2019, Guangbo Li began to take private portraits of people who are currently perceived by Chinese society as ‘celebrities with huge followings’. These portraits are temporarily unseen and unpriced and lack faces which are highly recognizable masks and symbols. Guangbo Li presents these people only with their bodies and very little physical and material elements.
Bruna, a 21-years-old transgender woman was attacked by three men in the street at Sao Carlos, Brazil, in 26 February 2021."Die, fag!" they shouted, while stabbing Bruma with a kitchen knife and cutting off her ear and hair.
Kütmaan is a collection of intimate portraits and daily-life documentary photographs about individuals displaced, and/or claiming asylum, based on their sexuality or gender identity, from more than 20 countries around the world. It is a decade-long project, which began in 2010 in Damascus, Syria.
Since the Indian Supreme Court recognised the Third Sex in 2014, the socio-economic position of the trans community has improved significantly. The project Shape of Self shows this through portraits of trans people from West Bengal.
Rebels at Heart is a playful response to the stereotyping of certain people into boxes, labels and categories that lack nuance, and eventually end up denying them their full, complex humanity.
Jean-Paul Paula is a Dutch activist, stylist and artist. In this work, he shows the reunion with his parents after years of rejection. These photos are proof that things can get back on track.
Ghana is preparing an anti-LGBTQIA+ bill. Since then, violence against LGBT persons in Ghana has increased dramatically. Almost every day an alleged gay, lesbian or trans person is attacked and mistreated. ‘Artivist’ Va-Bene is fighting with her life against this bill.