Drag Queen Cowboys - Sony World Photography Awards
Delighted to announce this ongoing project I was working on before lockdown last year (2020), was short-listed for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. These incredible performers collaborated with me to make a series of portraits. Inspired by Hollywood's portrayal of the Western genre, and 'The Misfits' (1961) written by Arthur Miller, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable. This series juxtaposes the romanticism of the West and its rugged cowboys, with its displacement of characters seen in this film. After a bit of persuasion these artists bravely stepped away from their natural habitat of clubs and bars, into the natural light of the American West. All shot on a 5x4 plate camera with black and white film, and no re-touching. It was a leap of faith...
