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Amelia Abraham

‘I’m a sexual being without apologising for being a sexual being’: Ajamu X on what his Pleasure Activism means today

As his new solo show opens at Autograph, the trailblazing photographer talks to Amelia Abraham about the eroticism of Black British life – and the endless possibilities of darkroom encounters

3 May 2023
Agenda, Exhibition
3 May 2023
Amelia Abraham 3 May 2023

Sex on negs: London’s cruising history exposed

A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery traces the origins of gay physique photography in the capital, from Chelsea Barracks to Highgate Pond

21 March 2023
Agenda, Exhibition
21 March 2023
Amelia Abraham 21 March 2023
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