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Diverse Humanity is a groundbreaking series of photography books that showcase the rich diversity and complexity of LGBTQ communities around the world. The books spotlight marginalized and frequently persecuted communities that have challenged rigid definitions of family and personhood. Exploring human relationships in all their intricate variations and bringing together a distinguished group of photographers, Diverse Humanity—the first photobook series of its kind—takes a nuanced look at a wide range of people and cultures. The project explores gender diversity, gender expression, and sexual orientation championing a view of humanity that moves beyond binary perceptions.
The photobook series is a unique collaboration between the Arcus Foundation, Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios, and The New Press. www.diversehumanity.com
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❤️ Florencia and Alejandro
From “Revealing Selves” by K**e Arnal. Published by The New Press in the Diverse Humanity photobooks series.
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Claudia Jares with her highly sensual, “Dark Tears: LGBTQ Resilience in Latin America” photography book, published by The New Press in our Diverse Humanity series.
Photo: Même Bernachia.
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❤️ Irene and Isaac. Mbale, Uganda.
Despite their challenges, Isaac and Irene had been determined to be a family and provide a counterpoint to the commonly held ideas of what it meant to be an LGBTQ couple. Their house was full of warmth and love.
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From “This Is How the Heart Beats: LGBTQ East Africa” by Jake Naughton and Jacob Kushner. Published by The New Press.
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Photography by Jake Naughton –> @jakenaughton
Text by Jacob Kushner –> @jacob_kushner
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) –> @ewsdesign
Published by The New Press –> @thenewpress
Diverse Humanity photobook series –> @diversehumanity
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❤️ Debbie Millman. From “Lived Experience: Reflections on LGBTQ Life” by Delphine Diallo. Designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studio and published by The New Press.
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Comprised of over sixty beautiful portraits of people from all walks of life, together with interviews, “Lived Experience” honors and celebrates their rich, complex, and varied lives, offering unforgettable stories and intimate reflections on love and loss, on family and friendship, on building community, and on the importance of remembering the past and the LGBTQ movement’s radical roots.
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Photography by Delphine Diallo –> @delphinediallo
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) –> @ewsdesign
Published by The New Press –> @thenewpress
Diverse Humanity photobook series –> @diversehumanity
Arcus Foundation –> @arcuslgbt
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❤️ Debbie Millman. From “Lived Experience: Reflections on LGBTQ Life” by Delphine Diallo. Designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studio and published by The New Press.
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Comprised of over sixty beautiful portraits of people from all walks of life, together with interviews, “Lived Experience” honors and celebrates their rich, complex, and varied lives, offering unforgettable stories and intimate reflections on love and loss, on family and friendship, on building community, and on the importance of remembering the past and the LGBTQ movement’s radical roots.
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Photography by Delphine Diallo –> @delphinediallo
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) –> @ewsdesign
Published by The New Press –> @thenewpress
Diverse Humanity photobook series –> @diversehumanity
Arcus Foundation –> @arcuslgbt
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From “Two Women in Their Time: The Belarus Free Theatre and the Art of Resistance" by Misha Friedman with essay by Masha Gessen. Published by The New Press.
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In “Two Women In Two Women in Their Time” documentary photographer Misha Friedman and “New Yorker” reporter Masha Gessen take us backstage, giving us an intimate look at this fiercely creative drama troupe that cannot officially perform in its homeland, which remains a dictatorship in all but name.
The result is an powerful series of photos documenting the group’s productions in New York and Gessen and Friedman’s visit to Minsk to meet Svetlana Sugako and Nadezhda Brodskaya, the young le***an couple who keep the Belarus Free Theatre running. They live a life in the borderlands—between underground and public, between the closet and being out, in a country where same-sex sexual activity is legal yet remains taboo.
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Photography by Misha Friedman
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) –> @ewsdesign
Introduction by Masha Gessen –> @mashagessen
Published by The New Press –> @thenewpress
Diverse Humanity photobook series –> @diversehumanity
Arcus Foundation –> @arcuslgbt
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Volume 10 by Slobodan Randjelović in the Diverse Humanity photo book series portrays remarkable and inspiring resilience in the human struggle against a repressive social environment and demonstrates how friendship and community can help people shape their own futures.
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Moshe ❤️ From „The Kids: The Children of LGBTQ Parents in the USA” by Gabriela Herman. Published by The New Press in the Diverse Humanity photobook series.
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❤️ Pauline
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„Belonging: Portraits from LGBTQ Thailand”. Steve McCurry is the artist behind some of the most iconic images in contemporary photography. Last year McCurry turned his attention to Thailand as part of “Diverse Humanity”, a distinguished series of photobooks on LGBTQ communities around the world, designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studio and published by The New Press.
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Photography by Steve McCurry -> @stevemccurryofficial
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) -> @ewsdesign
Published by The New Press -> @thenewpress
Diverse Humanity photobook series -> @diversehumanity
Arcus Foundation -> @arcuslgbt
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Mandy ❤️
From „Edges of the Rainbow”, the photography book by Michel Delsol and Haruku Shinozaki. Designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) and published by The New Press.
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We are excited to learn that “Dark Tears: LGBTQ Resilience in Latin America” by Claudia Jares in the “Diverse Humanity”photobook series, has been recently added to the book photography collection of V&A (Victoria and Albert Art/Design Museum) in London ❤️❤️❤️. Thank you @vamuseum !
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Brittnee ❤️ From „The Kids: The Children of LGBTQ Parents in the USA” by Gabriela Herman. Published by The New Press in the Diverse Humanity photobook series.
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