Missouri photographer Jess T. Dugan’s portraits offer an intimate look at personhood, relationships, desire, and love.
“I made this portrait at sunrise in Provincetown, MA, a place of deep importance for me and my work.”
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ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Jess T. Dugan (American, b. 1986) is an artist and writer whose work explores the complexities of personhood, relationships, desire, love, and family through photography, film, writing, and drawing. Their work is informed by their own life experiences, including their identity as a queer and nonbinary person, and reflects a deep belief in the importance of representation and the transformative power of storytelling.
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 70 museums. Their books include Love Pictures, a survey book made in collaboration with Charlotte Cotton (Radius Books, 2026), Look at me like you love me (MACK, 2022), To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults (Kehrer Verlag, 2018) and Every Breath We Drew (Daylight Books, 2015).
