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Hazkel from Grindr; New York
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Bea from Facebook; Illinois
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Dustin from Facebook; Wisconsin
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Floria from Instagram; United Kingdom
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Aiden from Grindr; Illinois
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Anna from Instagram; New York
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B from Instagram; California
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B from Instagram; California
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August from Instagram; Minnesota
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Nick from Instagram; Tennessee
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Javier from Instagram; Puerto Rico
Individuals I've met through various social media that self-identify somewhere along the LGBTQ spectrum collaborate with me in these images. Photographing these people over different video-chat platforms, I'm creating a connection without ever meeting them in person. I ask the people posing to choose a designated space to be photographed in prior to the video-chat, often a personal area they feel safe in. I work with them to arrange the image, leading to a collaborated photograph. These relationships, although important, aren't tangible in contrast with face-to-face connections.