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Who do I Need to be?

Richie Barker

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Richie is a 22 year-old photographer and videographer from Portsmouth, and now lives in London. He works at a magazine as a Digital and Social Editor, and freelances on the side.

Richie is a 22 year-old photographer and videographer from Portsmouth, and now lives in London. H...

The project explores the sub-genres within the Gay community and the difficulty of finding belonging without conforming. While the LGBTQ+ world is diverse, it often favours certain looks, behaviours, and identities, making others feel invisible or outside the norm. Through performance, the model I worked with helped me display the different kinds of people and how similar they all appear at times.

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WHO DO I NEED TO BE?

The project explores the sub-genres within the Gay community and the difficulty of finding belonging without conforming. While the LGBTQ+ world is diverse, it often favours certain looks, behaviours, and identities, making others feel invisible or outside the norm. Through performance, the model I worked with helped me display the different kinds of people and how similar they all appear at times.

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Who do I Need to be?

The project explores the sub-genres within the Gay community and the difficulty of finding belonging without conforming. While the LGBTQ+ world is diverse, it often favours certain looks, behaviours, and identities, making others feel invisible or outside the norm. Throu...

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