Shine: Portraits in Queer Resilience, Embracing New Dimensions (Diverse Humanity: An LGBTQ+ Photobook Series)

A deeply personal work of photojournalism from one of Britain’s most exciting young photographers working today“The power and intensity of Asafe’s work are recognizable from the first instance of setting eyes on his images.The activism that underpins it makes for an even more impactful aesthetic.” -Izabela Radwanska Zhang, editorial director of British Journal of PhotographyFor many queer people, exile begins at home.The search for safety and freedom to express themselves drives millions of LGBTQIA+ people across borders.Their stories are full of contrasts-between isolation and community, freedom and nostalgia. In their stunning compositions, photographer Asafe Ghalib explores the identities of members of the LGBTQIA+ immigrant community in Britain with striking beauty and poise.Brought up in a religious family, Ghalib draws from their own experience of leaving Brazil behind to depict the rich lives of their subjects who live at the intersections of multiple cultures.Their work, which