Tattoos and Pride in Orlando


  • Photographer
    Bennett Barthelemy
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Bennett Barthelemy Freelance
  • Date of Photograph
    June 12, 2017
  • Technical Info
    Sony A7

I snapped this image of Jeremy and Louie leaving a launch party for The Dru Project in Orlando. They were in a parking lot walking past a white wall. Their tattoos, like dozens of others I saw, are symbolic of the larger dedication that the LGBTQ+ community has in its expressed dedication to advancing the rights of this marginalized community. Seen by many locally as a hate crime against the gay community, the Pulse Nightclub shooting claimed the lives of 49 people and injured 68 and effected thousands in the Orlando community and nationwide. The Dru Project was realized by survivors at the shooting, friends and family members of Christopher Andrew Leinonen who was killed that night- as a way to honor him and to promote gay straight alliances. Orlando, including local government, businesses and churches, have responded offering strong support that has even come from historically more conservative entities.

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