British Journal of Photography Portrait of Humanity Vol.6 Shortlist Winner
I’m so happy to share that my portrait of Ju has been shortlisted for this year’s British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Humanity Vol.6
I posted on the queer app Lex to find models and broaden my community of queer people in London. Using a mixture of medium format digital and 35mm film, I am developing a collection of images that conveys the warmth fostered at queer events as well as the mycelian-like web that connects the community.
Ju is a queer model documenting their journey through self-portraits. After responding to the Lex ad, they kindly sat for a portrait at my flat. I felt it was important to acknowledge their vulnerability in posing for me, as well as their joy at being nine weeks post top surgery.
In the same way that choosing your expression of identity is a crucial part of being queer, I often choose a 35mm print over a digital version of the same image. I find the texture of film properly communicates the tenderness and fragility that exists in the trust between a photographer and subject
You can see the rest of the shortlisted images on the British Journal of Photography website here: https://lnkd.in/eM2XhSV3
The image will be published in the book by Bluecoat press which is available to pre order here https://lnkd.in/ekpBTT33
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