photos

Sirena Sparkle, well known Richmond dragqueen


Robert Legorreta, performance artist known for dressing in female clothing


by Clay Gerdees







It's been a constant struggle as to what direction I want to head towards,
& I still don't know.
Whenever you throw the simple word "concept" into the mix,
I run around in circles like a dog chasing its tail.
So I've been trying to remedy this with getting more specific
because I have been too broad & confused, & havent been producing a thing.
So I've been speaking with local dragqueens,
Sirena Sparkle, Dora Lee & Esta Bunny.
I've been thinking of capturing them in their space,
since you rarely see a dragqueen off the stage.
Maybe when I photograph them they will even choose to not have the make-up on,
we'll see.
This is a new direction.