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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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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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From “Lyudmila and Natasha: Russian Lives” by Misha Friedman. Published by The New Press.
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❤️ Emmanuel and Tamara.
From “Revealing Selves” by K**e Arnal. Published by The New Press.
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Sulait — From “This Is How the Heart Beats: LGBTQ East Africa” — the remarkable photo book by Jake Naughton and Jacob Kushner, from 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
Arcus Foundation –> @arcuslgbt
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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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Repost from @tomofthailand
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Delighted to be a part of this special project and worked with world-class photographer Steve McCurry, who visited Thailand earlier last year to photograph more than 60 LGBTQ+ people in Thailand.
Belonging: Portraits from LGBTQ Thailand is the 15th issue of the Diverse Humanity: LGBTQ-themed Photography Books series, known for LGBTQ communities around the world.
Belonging: Portraits from LGBTQ Thailand
Photography by Steve McCurry Steve McCurry @stevemccurryofficial
Book design & visual editing by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS) @ewsdesign
Published by The New Press The New Press @thenewpress
Supported by Arcus Foundation Arcus Foundation - Social Justice @arcuslgbt
Producer / Co-ordinator : Tom Potisit @tomofthailand
Assisted by Songrit Ontana @songrit_ontana
More information on the book : @diversehumanity
https://www.diversehumanity.com/gallery/
https://thenewpress.com/books/belonging
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❤️ El Patio de Artrás ❤️
From „Dark Tears: LGBTQ Resilience in Latin America” photography book by Claudia Jares. Designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios and published by The New Press.
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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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🖤 Saleem Kidwai. Scholar, writer, editor. Author of the introduction to “Delhi: Communities of Belonging”, published by The New Press. Rest In Peace...
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❤️Emma
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Sometimes we need to create our own sense of belonging.
To find our extended families, our tribe
We yearn for a safe harbour
In which to immerse our dreams
To connect with our primeval selves
And abandon the constraints of daily living
To allow us to be closer to our truer nature
Even I’m a handmade suit.
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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 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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