Pride Photo, A love letter to Queer Resilience

Pride Photo is an Amsterdam based non-profit organisation founded in 2010, which aims to celebrate, and create awareness around, the multiplicity of LGBTQIA+ experience through the medium of photography and visual storytelling.

By bringing together the work of international photographers, artists and makers, Pride Photo strives to represent the plurality and diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Offering a glimpse into the broad spectrum of gender and sexual diversity through both individual and collective expression. The annual photography contest, which is free to enter, and open to photographers at all stages of their careers, results in a unique exhibition curated and showcased throughout the Netherlands, and internationally.

Programme:
18:00h - opening, introduction
18:10h - A unique spoken word piece by Tuaca Kelly ;
18:20 - Talk: Queering Photography: A glance back on general archives by Samira Damato. A retrospective review on artifacts of queer photography through time.
18:45h - short break
19:00 - Talk: ‘A Love Letter to Queer Resilience’: Alejandra Ortiz and Zindzi Zwietering have a conversation on the powerful stories and visual languages in the 2024 Pride Photo Collection and pieces from the archive.

Photo credit:
Pride Photo Award 2024
Winner single image: Invisible by Alexis

Keep reading and watch more photos on Prido Photo's website.