Photographer JJ Levine's work explores themes around gender, sexuality, and identity.
I consider “Family” and “Intimates” to be the most recent iterations of my broader “Queer Portraits” series. All of my work to date deals with themes around gender, sexuality, and identity, though my various projects do so by employing different strategies. “Alone Time” and “Switch” address these issues using masquerade and optical illusion, drawing on the idea of the uncanny, whereas my more straightforward portrait series can disarm the viewer on an emotional level.
On the one hand, yes, I see my work as unapologetically political, but on the other hand, when I’m shooting, I never think of my subject matter as some kind of crusade for LGBTQ rights. I’m not making a pamphlet to further an agenda; I am making images of my life and the lives and identities of the people whom I love. My images are highly personal, even quotidian, so when I’m making them I’m thinking more on that level.
I normally broach the topic with the person I want to photograph weeks or even months in advance. A lot of planning goes into each shoot, from location to decor and furniture to what the person will be wearing in their portrait. Each object has been carefully selected and has been discussed beforehand. A tube of lipstick or a pill bottle on a bedside table is there for a reason.
There are many trans women in pop culture who have been opening up conversations around identity over the past decade, such as Laverne Cox and Janet Mock. Kai Cheng Thom is a young writer whose debut novel,, published by Metonymy Press, has recently gained international recognition via Emma Watson’s book club. Thom has been expanding conversations about how to find and maintain community and love in a world that is designed to destroy queer and trans people, and especially trans women of color.
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