Queer Lens

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Copiously illustrated, Queer Lens explores the transformative role of photography in LGBTQ+ communities from the nineteenth century to the present day. Photography's power to capture a subject—representing reality, or a close approximation—has inherently been linked with the construction and practice of identity. Since the camera's invention... Read More

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Featuring lively essays and copious illustrations, this book explores the transformative role of photography in LGBTQ+ communities from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Copiously illustrated, Queer Lens explores the transformative role of photography in LGBTQ+ communities from the nineteenth century to the present day

Description

Copiously illustrated, Queer Lens explores the transformative role of photography in LGBTQ+ communities from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Photography's power to capture a subject—representing reality, or a close approximation—has inherently been linked with the construction and practice of identity. Since the camera's invention in 1839, and despite periods of severe homophobia, the photographic art form has been used by and for individuals belonging to dynamic LGBTQ+ communities, helping shape and affirm queer culture and identity across its many intersections.

Queer Lens explores this transformative force of photography, which has played a pivotal role in increasing queer visibility. Lively essays by scholars and artists explore myriad manifestations of queer culture, both celebrating complex interpretations of people and relationships and resisting rigid definitions. Featuring a rich selection of images—including portraits of queer individuals, visual records of queer kinship, and documentary photographs of early queer groups and protests—this volume investigates the medium's profound role in illuminating the vibrant tapestry of LGBTQ+ communities.

This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from June 17 to September 28, 2025.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781606069691

Publisher: Getty Trust Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 June 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum

Illustration: 288 color illustrations, 1 gatefold

Contributors:

Contributions by Catherine Opie
Contributions by Jordan Bear
Contributions by Alexis Bard Johnson
Contributions by Derek Conrad Murray
Edited by Ryan Linkof
Contributions by Ken Gonzales-Day
Edited by Paul Paul Martineau

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 342

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Paul Martineau is curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author of Rodney Smith (Getty, 2023), Imogen Cunningham (Getty, 2020), and Icons of Style (Getty, 2018).
Ryan Linkof is curator at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.