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- ISBN 9781606069691
- Dimensions: 241 x 305mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jun 2025
- Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Photography's
power to capture a subject-representing reality, or a close approximation-has
inherently been linked with the construction and practice of identity. Since
the camera's invention in 1839, and despite periods of severe homophobia, the
photographic art form has been used by and for individuals belonging to
dynamic LGBTQ+ communities,
helping shape and affirm queer culture and identity across its many
intersections.
Queer Lens explores this transformative force of photography, which has played a pivotal role in increasing queer visibility. Lively essays by scholars and artists explore myriad manifestations of queer culture, both celebrating complex interpretations of people and relationships and resisting rigid definitions. Featuring a rich selection corpus of images-including portraits of queer individuals, visual records of queer kinship, and documentary photographs of early queer groups and protests-this volume investigates the medium's profound role in illuminating the vibrant tapestry of LGBTQ+ communities.
Queer Lens explores this transformative force of photography, which has played a pivotal role in increasing queer visibility. Lively essays by scholars and artists explore myriad manifestations of queer culture, both celebrating complex interpretations of people and relationships and resisting rigid definitions. Featuring a rich selection corpus of images-including portraits of queer individuals, visual records of queer kinship, and documentary photographs of early queer groups and protests-this volume investigates the medium's profound role in illuminating the vibrant tapestry of LGBTQ+ communities.
Paul Martineau is curator in the
Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author of Rodney Smith (Getty, 2023), Imogen Cunningham (Getty, 2020), and
Icons of Style (Getty,
2018).
Ryan Linkof is curator at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
Ryan Linkof is curator at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
