LGBTQ+ Photographers You Should Follow on Instagram
In celebration of Pride Month, we have gathered a list of talented LGBTQ+ photographers with unique styles
Even though the enthralling parades that usually take place worldwide have been canceled this year, June is still Pride Month. There are still myriads of events to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and opportunities to discover talent from all around the globe.
We showcase 6 up-and-coming photographers with distinct styles and approaches to queer photography and encourage you to follow their amazing work on Instagram.
Ana Prado, known artistically as Arden, is a Galician publicist based in Barcelona. Although photography is not her primary source of work, she is passionate about it, and she uses it to portray and give visibility to the queer community. She uses her camera to create subtle representations of her subjects, transmitting to the world the realities of the people that cross her path.
Isaac Flores is a photographer and an artist, but, above all, he considers himself a queer activist. He uses photography as a social and political tool to fight for rights and denounce injustices. His work shows both the good and the sordid side of society. In his words: 'It is the duty of the artist to reflect the times we live in. There is a social struggle behind the people you portray, and omitting this would be unjust and meaningless.'
Gianfranco Briceno is a Brazilian photographer behind the online publication UNCUT and the Uncutfanzine project.
UNCUT is a freeform handmade collage of boys, bodies, and sex mementos, and every single edition is unique. In his project, Gianfranco aims to capture the identity of the youth haunting the center of São Paulo.
Elliot Jerome Brown is a conceptual artist from NYC. His photographic work focuses on the limitations of photography. He is interested both in what is included in the picture as well as what is omitted. Elliot Jerome's images focus on intimacy, yet with an effort to create distance between the image and the viewer, between private and public self.
When Brian Vu started his photographic career in NYC, he was more focused on creating eye-catching and ego-driven images that would capture people's attention. 'It was all about my struggles with my identity, my queerness, and my relationship to the world.' Fast forward, and he has shifted the aim of his art towards fostering solidarity in today's fragmented political climate. 'I'm making work about the people I look up to. Through their vulnerabilities and their experiences, I see so much strength and integrity. If I can capture that, then I've succeeded.'
Montreal-based Laurence Philomene is a photographer who creates beautiful intimate images exploring queer and trans experiences. A lot of their work is autobiographical and 'humanizes an identity that has been historically marginalized.' Laurence's work is 'informed by their lived experiences as a chronically ill, non-binary transgender artist coming of age amid the rise of social media.' It has been published internationally and presented in numerous exhibitions worldwide.
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