Tuesday, December 28, 2021

12 - 23 - 21 Went to Harlem to photograph, Jay, who is from Detroit and recently started doing Drag. Is in his 30's, 6'2" and knew he was gay from a young age. Enjoy the drag community, everyone supportive of eachother.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

12 - 12 - 21 Photographed Tyler in West Village apartment of Eddie. Is 21 years of age, goes to college, from Texas and is 21 years of age. Tyler goes by he/him/they pronouns and is genderfuild. Not sure about doing top surgery, as of yet. Was comfortable with doing nudes with Eddie and alone.
12 - 10 21 Bailey, is 27 years of age and lives in Brooklyn with roommates. Is trans, Female-to-male and has had top surgery. Was comfortable doing nudes. Started transition as age 20, feeling different and has supportive parents.
12 - 4 - 21 Parker, is Trans, Female-to-Male and lives in Harlem with rooommates. Is a college student and does DragQueen performances, likes the community. Very comfortable doing nudes and other pixs in available light. Is 19 years of age and from Boston, did top surgery.
12 - 3 - 21 Went to the West Village to photograph Eddie, Trans, Female-to-Male. From California, came to NYC to go to the New School and graducated. Has had top surgery, is 22 years of age and was comfortable doing nude photography, since Trans people are not seen. Being seen is powerful.

Sunday, November 21, 2021

11 - 20 - 21 Went to photograph, DragQueen, KareemaPuff in midtown, while getting makeup done by a friend. Did the "in process" photos of applying the makeup to have the look wanted. Did photos with wig and with out wig and in partial outfit, which will be worn at the 3 pm performance at Bar Nine on Ninth Avenue in NYC.
11 - 13 - 21 DragKing, Electro, lives in Brooklyn and is originally from Connecticut. Started doing drag in September, loves the community, starting to get comfortable doing, hasn't done a performance yet. Liked my ideas of the suggestions to make her look more like a DragKing. Easy to photograph, easy to direct. I asked her if she had a dildo to put in her underwear and did so, happily. Loved her photos.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

11 - 10 - 21 Went to NYC apt. of Avante, who is 20 years of age, from Ohio and going to school here. Very nice young man, creative, starting dressing up when he was 16, loves doing drag and performing. Very cool guy to photograph with his slithe body.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

10 - 30 - 21 West to Brooklyn to photograph, Eldora who is a DragQueen, age 40's. Had a friend there who is a cross-dresser, Vale, who I also photographed. Love doing drag, very respectful and loves the photos that I gave to each to have.
10 - 29 - 21 Went again to photograph, Julian in Brooklyn. Is in the process of getting phalloplasty surgery. Wants to have the documentation and this was the first part of doing. The procedure is without cutting flesh from the person to do grafting, less invasive. Looking forward to seeing the final result.
10 - 28 - 21 Luna is 21 years of age, lives in Queens with three roommates. From California and has been doing drag for a short time. Said, "it's all about breaking rules. Doesn't want to be called a DragQueen, does and dresses as one feels. Easy to photograph in natural light and takes directions very well. Loves the camera.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

10 - 16 - 21 Photographed Arin, trans, Male-to-Female in a midtown studio. Have photographed her before and loves to be photographed. Easy to photograph, poses very well and is good to direct. She loves the camera and high-end clothes, shoes, which she brings to the shoots.

Friday, October 15, 2021

10 - 15 - 21 Photographed Alex in Brooklyn who is 21 years of age. Is trans, female-to-male, had double mastectomy last year. Isn't considered doing bottom surgery, since the medical profession still has to do it better for the results. Always felt different, once puberty hit. Now, takes testosterone and the pill. Has roommates and a boyfriend. Loves doing drag and performing, love the drag community and it's support group.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

10 - 14 - 21 Photographed Vivi in Bronx apartment, available light for all the photos. Is 22 yrs of age, originally from PA, moved here 4 yrs. ago and works in the cosmetic field. Had a double mastectomy at 18 yrs. old. Likes doing drag and performing. Easy to photograph and wants to do again. Always felt out of place when in high school and felt like the only person who was trans, female-to-male. Isn't interested in doing bottom surgery, fine as is and very comfortable in own skin.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

10 - 13 - 21 Photographed Phoebe Bing Bong in Brooklyn. Is 25 yrs. of age, orginally from Wisconsin and has been here for a years. Works in the medical profession and a college grad. Loved watching RuPaul's show and was influenced by it, hence now doing DragQueen, for about a year now. Does shows, likes performing. Enjoying doing the photographs in available light in his apartment.

Monday, October 11, 2021

9 - 29 - 21 Cameron is a trans, female-to-male and is a law school student in Brooklyn. Went to his apartment to do his photos in available light. Is 22 yrs. of age and has had a double mastectomy when he was 18, also had a hysteomecy. Very smart, nice guy and was cool about doing some full nude photos.