The way that communities interact and are seen has changed drastically over the past six months. As a prelude to our upcoming panel discussion about queer experience during quarantine, I asked Julie Rae Powers, Nicole Norman, Keamber Pearson, and Natasha Moustache to share images of their work to be shown in a gallery. I appreciate their trust in allowing me to curate this collection of work before our discussion on September 10th, and I equally appreciate the vulnerability, connection, and humanity within these images. - Frances Bukovsky

Julie Rae Powers Julie Rae Powers received their MFA in Photography from The Ohio State University and their BFA in Photography from James Madison University. Recently, JR started Soft Lightning Studio, a photography publishing platform dedicated to broadening space in the photo world for image makers who are persons of color, queer, women, among others. Their work has focused on family history, coal, Appalachia, the queer female gaze, the butch body, and queer chosen families. For their day job they work as an Instructional Designer.

Instagram: @julieraepowers & @softlightningstudio

Venmo: @julieraepowers

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nicole norman is a photographer and writer based in fayetteville, arkansas. nicole received a BFA in applied photography with a minor in creative writing from northern kentucky university. they are currently an MFA candidate in studio art at the university of arkansas.

IG: @nicolenorman

Venmo: @littlenorman

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Keamber Pearson is a photographer and poet based in Atlanta, Georgia who works under the name Kalm Insanity. Keamber holds a BA in African-American studies from Georgia State University and explores southern cultural richness and her own experience through her work. She currently works as a freelance photographer.

IG: @kalm.insanity

Venmo: @Keamber-Pearson

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Natasha Moustache is a Getty certified photojournalist who is a current MFA candidate at Columbia Chicago. They are a freelance photographer who covers special events and documentary photography including live music events, editorial work, and travel photography.

IG: @iammoustache / @natashamoustache

Venmo: @natashamoustache

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Queering In Quarantine - Julie Rae Powers, Nicole Norman, Keamber Pearson, and Natasha Moustache