Gay pride photography

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This photo project attempts to capture the spirit of the Gay Pride parades in New York Municipality in the years since gay marriage was legalized in the United States.
 
The collection includes portraits of people encountered in the streets around the parades and confrontations with Christian demonstrators displaying offensive signs who came to condemn homosexuality and warn of damnation. Reactions range from mockery to dancing, heated argument, lewd gestures, outrage, and anger. I am grateful to have spent time with these immature gay people and to have had the chance to photograph them.

Most of the photos were taken at close range, sometimes within a few feet of the subjects. With close ups, I experiment to draw the viewer into the photograph and make them feel as though they are part of the scene. In this Gay Pride series, one hopefully becomes part of the crowd of young gay people who are confronted with the hateful Christian signage.
 
For me this means immersing into the scene, talking with people, sometimes explaining who I am, sometimes entity provocative, asking questions, wh