New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins
TEXT BY JULIAN KROLL
ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF BENJAMIN WOLBERGS
Dustin Thierry
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Julia Gunther
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Benjamin Fredrickson
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Melody Melamed
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Laurence Rasti
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Maria Clara Macrì
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Goodyn Green
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Gerardo Vizmanos
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
M Sharkey
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Lia Clay Miller
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Kostis Fokas
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Luis Venegas
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Robin Hammond
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
Damien Blottiere
New Queer Photography: Focus on the Margins has got The Range. The works featured in editor Benjamin Wolbergs’ newly released queer photography anthology span nearly every continent, and represent an impressive breadth of queer experiences.
The anthology’s contents range from sensual, to political, to profane. Laurence Rasti’s faceless portraits, for example, examines the lives of queer Iranians who live on the Turkish border, seeking refuge from the death penalty in their native land. LA-based filmmaker and photographer Matt Lambert’s Pleasure Park explores sensuality and hedonism in American queers. Pauliana Valente Pimentel introduces the viewer to the young queer and trans people in Cape Verde, clad in glamourous gowns and hot pink boxer briefs. The experiences captured in this Anthology are starkly varied. However, says Wolbergs, their shared marginality is unifying.
In his Editor’s Notes, Wolbergs offers an interpretation of his collection. “Living on the margins”, he writes, “may often create the very conditions that enable people to throw off the shackles of social norms and spread their wings in total freedom”. Though queer people are too often denied our material and political share, the sexual and creative freedom sparked by this otherness calls for celebration. These queer artists explore the beauty that can grow from deprivation, drawing our focus to the margins.
This collection is especially relevant at our present political moment. As we transition from president 45 to 46, some American queers will feel relieved— and rightfully so. Still, we can’t forget the queer people who exist on the other side of the American border, and lack the political protections that we’re beginning to win. As Wolbergs’ anthology takes us through these peoples’ bedrooms, runways, and fantasies, empathy comes naturally. Let it inform your actions.
Wolbergs collection offers an in-depth account of contemporary queer life around the globe, and a strong dose of perspective. He takes us from intimate bathroom scenes, to glamour shots set in smoldering ruins, to abstract nudes. All wrapped up in 304 pages, hardcover.
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