This article is printed in the latest issue of British Journal of Photography magazine: Ones…
3 June 2022
Identity Politics
As a child, Okabe was shy and introverted. Imbued with pain and beauty, her photography illustrates her internal reality: “Perhaps taking photographs is an unconscious healing for my younger self,” she says
The artist’s hybrid images blend photography, text and collage, describing the turbulence of being young, Black and queer in America
Young’s latest project attempts to illustrate the pain of homophobia, and the anxiety of existing in a society where fundamental human rights are in constant jeopardy
Through the lenses of over 50 different photographers, New Queer Photography traverses a heady mix of identities, experiences, dynamics and aesthetics to counter “one-dimensional” perceptions of queerness
In one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities, local and international artists are reclaiming their histories through photographic projects.
Pacifico Silano composes a “fever dream” of found imagery that speaks of his identity, and that of others, forged amid the tactile pages of magazines from his youth.
A new generation of contemporary photographers are challenging the status quo, drawing on their personal histories to make work that is inherently relevant for the future.
Tomanova’s work is raw and intimate. Here, she discusses her relationship to photography and the evolution of her practice so far
“If we continue on this path of not being aware, this kind of numbness, there’s not much hope left for society”