Photographer Scott Pasfield shares with us his project ‘Gay America,’ a road trip of sorts in which he visited out and proud gay men across the states of America. Starting in February 2008 and finishing in Hawaii a couple weeks ago, Scott has made it to all states, a journey in which he drove over 26,000 miles and flew about the same distance. Capturing the men at their home element in over a hundred shoots, Scott’s images tell a story where the personal and political become one. More after the jump.
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2 comments:
If he cares about gay rights so much why is it limited to gay male men?
Pasfield quote, CNN NEWS, : "starting with yourself is often a great way to conceive a project. I used the internet to find my subjects in every conceivable way I could think of to reach people, but it worked because I was a gay man looking for gay men in online communities that were set up for us. I soon realized the power of actually being part of the world I was trying to photograph. I tried putting my ad up for lesbians in lesbian chat rooms, but if you want to see an ad flagged/deleted quickly, that's how you do it. I would have had to masquerade or hire someone to connect me to women. And that is something I did not want to do.
I would love nothing more than to do "Lesbian in America." I feel compelled to do it. I am ready to step out of my world and at least try. I hope I can convince the same team to make that book. There will always be people who will say that a gay man can't and shouldn't do that project, but I simply disagree with that now, after doing "Gay in America." It's all about getting goosebumps from people's stories, making friends and taking great portraits. Why not me? I think it is very possible and I welcome the challenge."
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