‘Boy disposable’ is a photo project about the disposability of online dating and hook-ups. A word of the photographer who only works with disposable cameras and takes maximum 5 pictures of the guy he meets: “Before we date we talk about our preferences. Our age and our location. We hook up and fuck. And right…
I only had 2 relationships. The first one lasted for 5 years and the last one lasted for 15 years. After 20 years, I am single again now. It’s a new territory for me, to exist alone. It’s like a drug addict who finds himself suddenly cut off from the supply and has to go…
When I moved to Brussels I immediately fell in love with the city and its open-minded culture. It is clearly the city that I feel most welcome in, even more than in my own country.For a young gay boy coming from Central Europe I was both fascinated by the level of public tolerance of homosexuality,…
T.O.M.: First, a short introduction of yourself? Oliraptor: Hey, my name is Oliver Sarley but I’m known also as Oliraptor. I follow dudes in the grass, capture exhibitionism and explore different areas with models and lovers. I’m from London but grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, then headed to MICA in Baltimore to study…
I came out to my relatives when I was 21, after I came back from Erasmus. I am privileged to say no one turned its back on me, my family and friends accepted it and were supportive. I think my father had a hard time accepting it because of our Sicilian roots. Most of our…
“I think we need to learn to love ourselves more” were the words that broke the 26 hr silence between us. He uttered them after returning from a city break where we got into an argument, resulting into silence. For me those words broke a spell and brought me back to reality. After more than…
One day I gave up trying to manage my heart. I’ve decided that life is for the ones who go with the feeling of love. Love, in any scope, family, work, friendship, and of course the loved couple. By giving myself the permission to love, I understood that my way of feeling the relations and…
I was born in Extremadura, between oak trees and farmland. Perhaps that’s why people say that my character is sometimes tough and stubborn. I suppose no one liked their infancy but I survived it and when I had the opportunity I came to Barcelona. I took with me the scissors and combs from the family…
Growing up, I always knew that I didn’t fit in. I love my hometown, but I could never live there. My childhood played out innocent, but as soon as I realized I was gay I felt trapped. Every day was a theater play and a constant source of anxiety. For too long it held me…
My name is Victor Medeiros, I’m 22 years old and I live in Brazil. I was born and raised in Pernambuco. I’m a lover of life, nature and art – I always look for exploring each of them to the fullest. Currently, I work and study photographic language, a subject that I am passionate about and that…
