/ 2017 / Portraiture / Culture

ALL LOVE IS EQUAL

ALL LOVE IS EQUAL is a photographic series that challenges the
social construct of “iconic romance.” It is meant to call attention to
the lack of commercial imagery that focuses on the idealization of
same-sex couples. A large driving force behind creating this
series was actually less about affecting the gay community
directly, and more about giving the general population a way to
relate to gay imagery which is devoid of sex, victimization, or
banality - themes that might usually prevent some folks from
connecting. The photographs are not documentations, they are
dreamy illustrations of what open expressions of love in different
cultures *could* look like in a future, more accepting time.

Braden is a New York based photographer. His travels feed his voracious hunger to produce innovative imagery. The surrealistic work is created, not captured, telling stories of culture, characters, fashion, and the drama relating them.