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While each of the photographs in this selection are hugely disparate in subject and setting, what they have in common is a sense of storytelling and self-expression. From Gracie Brackstone’s documenting of the joy and chaos of Manchester’s Alt-Pride to Jesse Glazzard’s unflinching and incredibly vulnerable self-portraits of transition, and Miriam Marlene’s dispatches from the streets of Paris, each photo story suggests myriad narratives and human tales.

Jesse Glazzard’s passion projects immerse us in marginal, lesser-known worlds, such as trans boxing gyms, queer camping and underground club nights. Across his practice, his photographs are informed by compassion. The West Yorkshire-born, London-based image-maker is now the latest in an illustrious line of artists showcased at Saint Laurent’s Rive Droite stores – the fashion house’s creative cultural centres in Paris and Los Angeles. Among the photographs on display are self-portraits shot over three years documenting the Glazzard’s transition. “I’ve always done self-portraits so it felt natural to document that phase of my life,” says Glazzard of his intimate shots. “I think vulnerability has a power to it and I’ve always felt that, if I expect that from my subjects, I should show up in that way too.”

Dazed Clubber Alexander Ekholm travelled to Germany’s WHOLE festival to document this queer, horny utopia. From euphoric, sweat-soaked nights to skinny dipping on sun-drenched mornings, Ekholm captured the spirit of love, sensuality, acceptance and hedonism WHOLE has become renowned for.

I Am Who I Am Now at east London’s Four Corners gallery brought together a wealth of photographs from the Bengali Photo Archive to share personal and public moments from the lives of the area’s Bengali community. Spanning the last 50 years, the pictures document anti-racist protestors, local kids, youth clubs, and glimpses into family life. “We are invited into the houses of aunties and uncles and can appreciate the candid snapshots of domestic life, celebrations and social gatherings,” the exhibition’s co-curator Julian Ehsan told Dazed. “There’s a greater sense of familiarity and ease in how the camera and the lens are employed by the photographers displayed in the show, which allows us to gain intimate visions of life in the East End that others can’t fail to capture as easily.”

Proof of Existence – the latest project from photography duo Ofek Avshalom and Rona Bar (aka Fotómetro) – attempts to make visible the extraordinary richness and uniqueness of our hidden inner worlds.“We knew we wanted to craft a world where these different characters could exist and live their everyday lives. Once we had the general idea, inspiration flowed from everywhere – art, music and locations around London,” they explained in a recent interview.  Taking inspiration from surrealism, fantasy and camp, the portraits remind us to celebrate and embrace difference.

While the world’s elite athletes and their entourages descended on Paris this summer for the Olympic Games, Parisians left in droves, eager to escape Olympic fever. While the ceremony and high drama of the Games played out in the stadiums and venues across Paris, photographer Miriam Marlene trained her camera on the in-between moments – the queues, the Metro, the hanging around, and the Olympic detritus. “I explored the city to capture the essence surrounding the venues,” she told Dazed in a recent interview, “the quiet moments, the lead up to and the aftermath of the events.”

Lucia Farrow and Mila Rowyszyn’s recent exhibition #ObsidianUpset centred on a short film channelling Tumblr aesthetics from the early 2010s. Tumblr aesthetics from the early 2010s. What follows is a dark, compelling psychosexual narrative exploring the darker side of being online. Farrow and Rowyszyn explain, “#ObsidianUpset acts as an archive for the phenomena of online personas, preserving the horror of being a woman today and the paranoia with youth, ageing, conflicting sexuality and wellness that comes with it.”

Originally published in Myriam Boulos’ seminal photo book What’s Ours (2023), this arresting portrait has recently reappeared in Night Fever: Film and Photography After Dark – an anthology of film, photography and essays edited by Shanay Jhaveri.

Taking place in venues throughout Manchester, the city’s Alt-Pride was a protest against Pride’s corporate sponsors as much as it was a celebration of queer culture. The event manifested itself in incredible DJ sets gracing the decks of beloved queer spaces, art displays, tarot readings, performances and, throughout, outfits and costumes of exceptional artistry and imagination. Brackstone, who was there to document the heady, celebratory long weekend told Dazed it was “a never-ending afters and very little sleep”.

While each of the photographs in this selection are hugely disparate in subject and setting, what they have in common is a sense of storytelling and self-expression. From Gracie Brackstone’s documenting of the joy and chaos of Manchester’s Alt-Pride to Jesse Glazzard’s unflinching and incredibly vulnerable self-portraits of transition, and Miriam Marlene’s dispatches from the streets of Paris, each photo story suggests myriad narratives and human tales.

Jesse Glazzard’s passion projects immerse us in marginal, lesser-known worlds, such as trans boxing gyms, queer camping and underground club nights. Across his practice, his photographs are informed by compassion. The West Yorkshire-born, London-based image-maker is now the latest in an illustrious line of artists showcased at Saint Laurent’s Rive Droite stores – the fashion house’s creative cultural centres in Paris and Los Angeles. Among the photographs on display are self-portraits shot over three years documenting the Glazzard’s transition. “I’ve always done self-portraits so it felt natural to document that phase of my life,” says Glazzard of his intimate shots. “I think vulnerability has a power to it and I’ve always felt that, if I expect that from my subjects, I should show up in that way too.”

Dazed Clubber Alexander Ekholm travelled to Germany’s WHOLE festival to document this queer, horny utopia. From euphoric, sweat-soaked nights to skinny dipping on sun-drenched mornings, Ekholm captured the spirit of love, sensuality, acceptance and hedonism WHOLE has become renowned for.

I Am Who I Am Now at east London’s Four Corners gallery brought together a wealth of photographs from the Bengali Photo Archive to share personal and public moments from the lives of the area’s Bengali community. Spanning the last 50 years, the pictures document anti-racist protestors, local kids, youth clubs, and glimpses into family life. “We are invited into the houses of aunties and uncles and can appreciate the candid snapshots of domestic life, celebrations and social gatherings,” the exhibition’s co-curator Julian Ehsan told Dazed. “There’s a greater sense of familiarity and ease in how the camera and the lens are employed by the photographers displayed in the show, which allows us to gain intimate visions of life in the East End that others can’t fail to capture as easily.”

Proof of Existence – the latest project from photography duo Ofek Avshalom and Rona Bar (aka Fotómetro) – attempts to make visible the extraordinary richness and uniqueness of our hidden inner worlds.“We knew we wanted to craft a world where these different characters could exist and live their everyday lives. Once we had the general idea, inspiration flowed from everywhere – art, music and locations around London,” they explained in a recent interview.  Taking inspiration from surrealism, fantasy and camp, the portraits remind us to celebrate and embrace difference.

While the world’s elite athletes and their entourages descended on Paris this summer for the Olympic Games, Parisians left in droves, eager to escape Olympic fever. While the ceremony and high drama of the Games played out in the stadiums and venues across Paris, photographer Miriam Marlene trained her camera on the in-between moments – the queues, the Metro, the hanging around, and the Olympic detritus. “I explored the city to capture the essence surrounding the venues,” she told Dazed in a recent interview, “the quiet moments, the lead up to and the aftermath of the events.”

Lucia Farrow and Mila Rowyszyn’s recent exhibition #ObsidianUpset centred on a short film channelling Tumblr aesthetics from the early 2010s. Tumblr aesthetics from the early 2010s. What follows is a dark, compelling psychosexual narrative exploring the darker side of being online. Farrow and Rowyszyn explain, “#ObsidianUpset acts as an archive for the phenomena of online personas, preserving the horror of being a woman today and the paranoia with youth, ageing, conflicting sexuality and wellness that comes with it.”

Originally published in Myriam Boulos’ seminal photo book What’s Ours (2023), this arresting portrait has recently reappeared in Night Fever: Film and Photography After Dark – an anthology of film, photography and essays edited by Shanay Jhaveri.

Taking place in venues throughout Manchester, the city’s Alt-Pride was a protest against Pride’s corporate sponsors as much as it was a celebration of queer culture. The event manifested itself in incredible DJ sets gracing the decks of beloved queer spaces, art displays, tarot readings, performances and, throughout, outfits and costumes of exceptional artistry and imagination. Brackstone, who was there to document the heady, celebratory long weekend told Dazed it was “a never-ending afters and very little sleep”.