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It is astonishing the large number of LGBTQ photographers that have made a significant contribution to their craft.  To date, we have identified 51 remarkable individuals.  Many of these are household names.
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It is astonishing the large number of LGBTQ photographers that have made a significant contribution to their craft.   
  
 
Do you know the gay photographer who was the first non-English and the first photographer to win the prestigious Turner Prize?  Or the gay Australian landscape photographer who has been awarded the Order of Australia?  These are stories you should know.
 
Do you know the gay photographer who was the first non-English and the first photographer to win the prestigious Turner Prize?  Or the gay Australian landscape photographer who has been awarded the Order of Australia?  These are stories you should know.
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Some of these photographers are also activists, both directly and indirectly, that have helped shape the LGBTQ world as we know it today.  Early on, pictures of loving individuals of the same sex or pictures that portrayed the beauty of the human body as art were considered pornographic or obscene (and still are in many countries).  But these photographers would have none of that - they have challenged these laws and won.  
 
Some of these photographers are also activists, both directly and indirectly, that have helped shape the LGBTQ world as we know it today.  Early on, pictures of loving individuals of the same sex or pictures that portrayed the beauty of the human body as art were considered pornographic or obscene (and still are in many countries).  But these photographers would have none of that - they have challenged these laws and won.  
  
They are truly international, hailing from countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Thailand, Canada, Argentina, Russia, Mexico, Israel, the United States, Italy, France, Australia, and Sweden.  Most have received significant recognition and awards from their peers, their industry, and their home countries.   
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They are truly international, hailing from countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, China, Thailand, Nigeria, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Argentina, Russia, Mexico, Israel, the United States, Italy, France, Australia, Slovakia, New Zealand, Japan, and Sweden.  Most have received significant recognition and awards from their peers, their industry, and their home countries.   
  
 
Perhaps most importantly, these photographers are chroniclers of our history - not just the LGBTQ world, but the world as a whole.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
 
Perhaps most importantly, these photographers are chroniclers of our history - not just the LGBTQ world, but the world as a whole.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
  
* [[Berenice Abbott]], United States
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'''Albania'''
* [[Luis Arturo Aguirre]], Mexico
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* [[Kevyn Aucoin]], United States
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* [[Bajazid Elmaz Doda]]
* [[Sir Cecil Beaton]], Great Britain
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* [[Albrecht Becker]], Germany
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'''Argentina'''
* [[Tom Bianchi]], United States
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* [[Adam Bouska]], United States
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* [[Alejandro Kuropatwa]]
* [[Bruce of Los Angeles]], United States
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* [[Raymond Burnier]], Switzerland
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'''Australia'''
* [[Claude Cahun]], France
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* [[Marc Cartwright]], United States
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* [[Ken Duncan]]
* [[Tee A. Corinne]], United States
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* [[Paul Freeman]]
* [[Duane Cramer]], United States
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* [[Rick Day]], United States
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'''Canada'''
* [[Ken Duncan]], Australia
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* [[Edgar de Evia]], France
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* [[Samra Habib]]
* [[Dalton Flint]], United States
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* [[Marcus Leatherdale]]
* [[Paul Freeman]], Australia
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* [[Lucas Murnaghan]]
* [[Jim French]], United States
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* [[Mike Ruiz]]
* [[Robert Giard]], United States
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* [[Clara Sipprell]]
* [[Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden]], Germany
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* [[Montague Glover]], Great Britain
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'''China'''
* [[Sunil Gupta]], India
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* [[David Gwinnutt]], Great Britain
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* [[Ren Hang]]
* [[Ken Haak]], United States
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* [[Alexandra Hedison]], United States
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'''France'''
* [[David Hockney]], Great Britain
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* [[Paul Jasmin]], United States
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* [[Francois-Marie Banier]]
* [[Alexander Kargaltsev]], Russia
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* [[Claude Cahun]]
* [[Steven Klein]], United States
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* [[Edgar de Evia]]
* [[Ashley Kolodner]], United States
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* [[Gisele Freund]]
* [[Jeremy Kost]], United States
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* [[Hedi Slimane]]
* [[Alejandro Kuropatwa]], Argentina
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* [[David LaChapelle]], United States
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'''Germany'''
* [[Michael Le Poer Trench]], Great Britain
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* [[Annie Leibovitz]], United States
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* [[Albrecht Becker]]
* [[Herbert List]], Germany
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* [[Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden]]
* [[George Platt Lynes]], United States
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* [[Herbert List]]
* [[Robert Mapplethorpe]], United States
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* [[Wolfgang Tillmans]]
* [[Ryan McGinley]], United States
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* [[Patrick McMullan]], United States
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'''Great Britain'''
* [[Steven Meisel]], United States
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* [[Duane Michals]], United States
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* [[Sir Cecil Beaton]]
* [[Bob Mizer]], United States
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* [[Montague Glover]]
* [[Mark Morrisroe]], United States
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* [[David Gwinnutt]]
* [[Brian Moss]], United States
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* [[David Hockney]]
* [[Zanele Muholi]], South Africa
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* [[Michael Le Poer Trench]]
* [[Adi Nes]], Israel
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* [[Angus McBean]]
* [[Lori Nix]], United States
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* [[Elisabeth Ohlson]], Sweden
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'''India'''
* [[Erwin Olaf]], Netherlands
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* [[Jeff Palmer]], United States
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* [[Sunil Gupta]]
* [[Tony Patrioli]], Italy
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* [[Jack Pierson]], United States
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'''Israel'''
* [[Ryan Pfluger]], United States
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* [[Traver Rains]], United States
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* [[Adi Nes]]
* [[Herb Ritts]], United States
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* [[Mike Ruiz]], Canada
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'''Italy'''
* [[Michael Shaowanasai]], Thailand
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* [[Cedric Terrell]], United States
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* [[Tony Patrioli]]
* [[Mario Testino]], Peru
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* [[Benno Thoma]], Netherlands
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'''Japan'''
* [[Wolfgang Tillmans]], Germany
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* [[Carl Van Vechten]], United States
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* [[Tamotsu Yato]]
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'''Lebanon'''
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* [[Munir Abdallah]]
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* [[Mohamad Abdouni]]
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'''Mexico'''
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* [[Luis Arturo Aguirre]]
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'''New Zealand'''
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* [[Xavier Radic]]
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'''Nigeria'''
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* [[Rotimi Fani-Kayode]]
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'''Peru'''
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* [[Mario Testino]]
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'''Russia'''
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* [[Alexander Kargaltsev]]
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'''Slovakia'''
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* [[Robert Vano]]
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'''South Africa'''
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* [[Zanele Muholi]]
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'''Sweden'''
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* [[Elisabeth Ohlson]]
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'''Switzerland'''
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* [[Raymond Burnier]]
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'''Thailand'''
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* [[Michael Shaowanasai]]
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'''The Netherlands'''
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* [[Erwin Olaf]]
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* [[Gert Tabak]]
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* [[Benno Thoma]]
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'''United States'''
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* [[Berenice Abbott]]
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* [[Kevyn Aucoin]]
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* [[Alice Austen]]
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* [[Crawford Barton]]
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* [[Tom Bianchi]]
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* [[Joan E. Biren]]
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* [[Adam Bouska]]
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* [[Arch Brown]]
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* [[Bruce of Los Angeles]]
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* [[Marc Cartwright]]
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* [[Tee A. Corinne]]
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* [[Duane Cramer]]
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* [[Bill Cunningham]]
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* [[Rick Day]]
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* [[Laurie Toby Edison]]
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* [[Dalton Flint]]
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* [[Jim French]]
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* [[Robert Giard]]
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* [[Nan Goldin]]
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* [[Ken Haak]]
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* [[Alexandra Hedison]]
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* [[Peter Hujar]]
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* [[Paul Jasmin]]
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* [[Steven Klein]]
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* [[Ashley Kolodner]]
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* [[Jeremy Kost]]
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* [[David LaChapelle]]
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* [[Annie Leibovitz]]
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* [[George Platt Lynes]]
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* [[Robert Mapplethorpe]]
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* [[Ryan McGinley]]
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* [[Patrick McMullan]]
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* [[Steven Meisel]]
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* [[Duane Michals]]
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* [[Bob Mizer]]
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* [[Mark Morrisroe]]
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* [[Matthew Morrocco]]
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* [[Brian Moss]]
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* [[Lori Nix]]
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* [[Stathis Orphanos]]
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* [[Jeff Palmer]]
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* [[Jack Pierson]]
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* [[Ryan Pfluger]]
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* [[Menelik Puryear]]
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* [[Traver Rains]]
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* [[Ron Reyes]]
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* [[Herb Ritts]]
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* [[Mark Robbins]]
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* [[Collier Schorr]]
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* [[Paul Mpagi Sepuya]]
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* [[Jeff Sheng]]
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* [[Francesco Scavullo]]
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* [[Cedric Terrell]]
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* [[Edmund Teske]]
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* [[Arthur Tress]]
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* [[Carl Van Vechten]]
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* [[Minor White]]
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==See Also==
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Landscape Painters, Architects and Photographers]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.widewalls.ch/lgbt-and-photography/the-movement-through-the-lens/
  
 
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It is astonishing the large number of LGBTQ photographers that have made a significant contribution to their craft.

Do you know the gay photographer who was the first non-English and the first photographer to win the prestigious Turner Prize? Or the gay Australian landscape photographer who has been awarded the Order of Australia? These are stories you should know.

These photographers have recorded history in the making. They have chronicled the lives of ordinary folk, celebrities, and the rich and the famous. They have brought images of far-off lands into our homes. They have helped create and develop the market for magazines such as Interview, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Glamour, GQ, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, Tattler, Rolling Stone, Time, Vogue, Allure, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, Details, or Elle. They have educated us on the many wonders of nature. They have helped create the fashion houses of Giorgio Armani, Revlon, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Gianni Versace, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Hugo Boss, Cartier, Guess, Maybelline, TAG Heuer, Lacoste, Gianfranco Ferré, Levi's, Victoria's Secret, Gap, Acura, CoverGirl, Lancôme, Valentino, and so many more.

Some of these photographers are also activists, both directly and indirectly, that have helped shape the LGBTQ world as we know it today. Early on, pictures of loving individuals of the same sex or pictures that portrayed the beauty of the human body as art were considered pornographic or obscene (and still are in many countries). But these photographers would have none of that - they have challenged these laws and won.

They are truly international, hailing from countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, China, Thailand, Nigeria, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Argentina, Russia, Mexico, Israel, the United States, Italy, France, Australia, Slovakia, New Zealand, Japan, and Sweden. Most have received significant recognition and awards from their peers, their industry, and their home countries.

Perhaps most importantly, these photographers are chroniclers of our history - not just the LGBTQ world, but the world as a whole. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Albania

Argentina

Australia

Canada

China

France

Germany

Great Britain

India

Israel

Italy

Japan

Lebanon

Mexico

New Zealand

Nigeria

Peru

Russia

Slovakia

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

The Netherlands

United States

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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