Featuring 100 stunning color photographs of queer, interracial couples taken by a renowned photographer for theNew York Times Magazine, Time, Rolling Stone,and more, this incredible photo and story collection depicts modern love and relationships in all their joy, vulnerability, and affection. Throughout 2020 and 2021, during a time of intense personal and political upheaval, artist, advocate, and photographer Ryan Pfluger set out to capture intimate images of queer, interracial couples, along with personal insight into their relationships in today's world. Featured together for the first time in
Holding Space,this unique collection of modern love in its many forms across the spectrum of race, sexuality, and gender identity and gives space to these couples to share short, revealing stories about their relationships.
The photos in this collection, and the people in them, can be startling in their openness, playful in their poses, and tender to their core. Pfluger has captured the magic, honesty, and beauty of love in today's queer culture.
With a Foreword by Janicza Bravo and an essay by Brandon Kyle Goodman
Ryan Pfluger is an artist and photographer based in Los Angeles, California, where they live with their dog, Sarah Connor. Born and raised in New York, they received an MFA in Photography at School of Visual Arts.
"In this intimate collection of portraits and essays, Ryan Pfluger offers the reader a glimpse into the lives and loves of queer couples across the country.
Holding Spacegives voice to a slice of Americana that is often erased from our national consciousness or relegated to the margins. The raw narratives that accompany breath-taking portraits transcend romance in discussions of loss, trauma, joy, and self-realization. This is a book for every person."
–Phoebe Robinson, NYTbestselling author, comedian and actress"[A] stun
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