Liverpool Pride

People will always ask "Why do we need Pride?" The tragic event in Berlin this weekend highlights the need for Pride. No community should fear being attacked for who they are. Pride is a protest against hate. Queer joy is an act of defiance. To quote The Doctor;

I have toppled worlds. Sometimes I wait for people to topple their world. Until then, I live in it and I shine.

Here are some people from Liverpool defiantly shining. More portraits from Liverpool Pride on my work photoblog.

Links

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• Eric Aydin-Barberini is throwing out the photographic rule book to make images that truly reflect his perspective as an artist. After a late-in-life autism diagnosis, the photographer is using image making to map his sensory experiences through the use of “distortion, blur and light”.
• I Survived a Cold Plunge and All I Got Was Everything I Ever Wanted.
• The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction. ‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction...