# Project Description Who do I Need to be? Richie Barker Summary Final work 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... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Photography Graduation year 2025 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. Final work 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. Share this project 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... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Sexuality Identity Being Human LGBTQ+