5 - 24 - 23 Photographed Dragking, Mr.Starrrman today who lives with roommates on 135th St. Is orginally from Florida, very happy to be in NYC and immersed into the Drag scene culture in NYC, Queens and Brooklyn. Is booked to perform in many clubs and will be in the Pride Day parade in NYC. Photographed in Mr. Starrrman's room in available light and also using a ring light, always perfer available light photographs. Easy to photograph, super, nice person.

5 - 17 - 23 Went to Brooklyn to photograph Leo, who is transmasc and Riley, who is also transmasc. They are on male hormones, had top surgery in their early 20's and comfortable not having bottom surgery. Riley drove from his Harlem apartment to do the photos at Leo's place. Both liked to do roping and wanted to do nude photos together.

5 - 11 - 23 Jade is 26 years of age, a trans woman who started taking female hormones and transitioning two years ago. Came to NYC from California, since she heard the medical establishments are the best to do transitioning. She had an orchiectomy (removal of testicles) which is good before having penis removed. She is on a 2 yr. wait list to have it done.

5 - 10 - 23 Met Ticaextravanganza on Fifth Avenue in midtown, who wanted to do an outdoor photo shoot. We started outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, then moved down Fifth Avenue, stopping while people walked around her. She's a dragqueen, from Costa Rica and age 32 years of age, lives in Brooklyn. She went inside the Urban Outfitters store and stood next to the mannequins, as I photograph from outside the window. Standing in the middle of 42nd St. was another photograph. Had a fun time doing these photographs with Tica.

4 - 25 - 23 Went to Brooklyn to photograph Jeremy, age 28 years of age. Began doing drag two years ago, after Covid to belong to a community of like-minded people. Keeps improving on doing his makeup, for his dragqueen events. Going to start making his own outfits, since it can be costly to be the costumes and wigs. Great guy, nice guy, very accomodating.

4 - 14 - 23 Went to Brooklyn to photograph Jay who uses the name "Blaque Fridae" when doing drag and Brooklyn's clubs. He is genderqueer, 26 years of age and came to NYC, six years ago from Omaha, Nebraska, which was very restricting and difficult to live an authentic life. NYC is open and welcoming to all.

4 - 11 - 23 Sapphrodite is gender queer, trans woman who is 23 years of age, who I photographer in her studio space in Brooklyn. Very creative, prints zines and went to college in the Far East for 2 years. Is comfortable in her skin, takes estrogen and sometimes does performance shows. Very easy to photograph in available light.