Photography Next explores man's relation to nature which can be seen as truth. It also looks at men's sexual orientation and their identity through anonymity and discretion. During World War II The pink triangle was a symbol that was first used by Nazi's to label homosexuals, recently in the past few decades it has become a symbol of pride. I use the triangle as a device to cover up part of the faces of these seemingly straight looking men's heads not only to create ambiguity but to give them the discretion they seek from other straight acting and bi men. The men are looking at the triangle which has natural elements in it to depict the "truth" about their secret identities that they are ashamed to admit to. The triangle obstructs the viewer from identifying them, we don't get the whole "truth" about who they are from our perspective. Some of these men may feel as if they are in a concentration camp like so many other gay victims that were ostracized for their sexual orientations. even though my photography has a dark concept, I also use the triangle as a symbol of pride which earlier generations can relate to without the dark history surrounding it. Aesthetically, my photography can simply be viewed as colorful imagery of pride, respect for natural beauty and the celebration of men, gay, bi or straight.
