Photographed over a ten year period, COMING OUT is a collection of portraits taken by photographer Simon J. Webb from sessions shot exclusively for British queer arts quarterly Jack The Lad.
Depicting a collection of uniquely talented individuals making their name in various creative occupations, 21st Century society has still deemed it necessary for each and every one of them to face the dilemma of repeatedly having to decide whether to come out in order to live their personal and professional lives both openly and authentically.
It’s a decision that is seldom taken lightly by anyone in the queer community, the potential for rejection from loved ones, bullying at school or discrimination in the workplace still being a very real fear for many, and whilst these portraits show it definitely does get better, having the subjects recall their own personal coming out experiences in the stories that accompany their portraits will hopefully serve as a reminder that this unavoidable trauma is a rite of passage that still seems cruelly reserved exclusively for members of the queer community.
Photographed over a ten year period, COMING OUT is a collection of portraits taken by photographer Simon J. Webb from sessions shot exclusively for British queer arts quarterly Jack The Lad.
Depicting a collection of uniquely talented individuals making their name in various creative occupations, 21st Century society has still deemed it necessary for each and every one of them to face the dilemma of repeatedly having to decide whether to come out in order to live their personal and professional lives both openly and authentically.
It’s a decision that is seldom taken lightly by anyone in the queer community, the potential for rejection from loved ones, bullying at school or discrimination in the workplace still being a very real fear for many, and whilst these portraits show it definitely does get better, having the subjects recall their own personal coming out experiences in the stories that accompany their portraits will hopefully serve as a reminder that this unavoidable trauma is a rite of passage that still seems cruelly reserved exclusively for members of the queer community.
