Photographer Charles Moriarty's last book, Before Frank—later reissued as Back to Amy—revealed many of his unpublished images of Amy Winehouse and provided a rare and intimate glimpse into her life before the release of her debut album. Using just one roll of film, the Dublin-born photographer's shoot with the singer in London, when he was... Continue Reading →
Following the success of the first issue earlier this year, The Little Black Gallery has just announced the publication of Volume 2 of its stunning fine art photography magazine dedicated to queer and gay photography, BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Here The Queer Review previews some of the work included in the magazine. Luiz © Xavier Samre.... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Wolbergs, editor of the stunning new 300-page hardback photography anthology, New Queer Photography, offers us glimpse inside the book with an illustrated insight into the work of some of the 52 contemporary photographers included in the project, his own selection process, and the journey to publication. What exactly do we see in Matt Lambert’s... Continue Reading →
ONE Archives Foundation presents an online panel discussion on LGBTQ+ photography, history, and archives, Recognized / Recognizability: LGBTQ Photo Archives and History, moderated by Kaucyila Brooke. Taking place on April 7th at 5pm PT, the virtual panel will bring together Neal Baer, Zackary Drucker, Texas Isaiah, Kang Seung Lee, and Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell.... Continue Reading →
New York's Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art reopened earlier this month with two new exhibitions. Laura Aguilar: Show and Tell, marks the first comprehensive retrospective of the late American photographer’s candid portrayals of herself, her friends and family, and LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities. The museum's second exhibition, Dissolution, features works created by the first two cohorts... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based British photographer, Magnus Hastings, has spent the last spent three years shooting images for his latest book, Rainbow Revolution, in London, LA, New York, and San Francisco. Hastings' elegantly simple concept—each subject was asked to strike a pose in a custom made white box—allowed for a wealth of creativity and individual expression of... Continue Reading →
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful opens with the image of a naked female model, smoking in front of a giant billboard of the Marlboro Man. The clash of brash female sexuality, hyper masculinity and the male gaze sets the stage for a fascinating look at the legacy of one of fashion’s most influential... Continue Reading →
Main image: Lo cotidiano © Serge Le Hidalgo. A new photography book celebrating the beauty of the male form, BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!, has just been announced. Edited by Ghislain Pascal and published this Pride month by teNeues and Mendo, the latest volume in the series presents a contemporary collection of images from over 50 international queer photographers,... Continue Reading →
Tonight's episode of HBO's We're Here, the fourth in the series, sees the three queens, Eureka O'Hara, Shangela Laquifa Wadley and Bob the Drag Queen go all sci-fi meets Priscilla with their opening looks as they arrive in the New Mexico desert. They head to Farmington and Shiprock, and in one of the most impactful... Continue Reading →
Biesenbach Gallery, Cologne, Germany, The Little Black Gallery, London and Paddle8 host the opening night of pop-up exhibition BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! COLOGNE / PRIDE on Friday 5th July 2019 from 6 to 10 pm. The exhibition will only be on view during Gay Pride weekend in Cologne and presents photographic works by 16 artists. Stuart SandfordCumfaces #7, 2007C Type print, 28... Continue Reading →
