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Robert Garcia, New York, 1990 When Robert came to the studio, he was wearing a black t-shirt and leather suspenders. In these photos, his eyes and smile really shine through. For as outspoken, vocal, and visible he was in many of the ACT UP demos and in the press, I caught a bit of shyness in Robert. […]
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Moises Agosto, New York, 1991 Moises was a member of ACT UP New York. He worked on issues concerning People of Color. He said his first ACT UP meeting was “like a religious experience”. He has volunteered and worked at a host of organizations: ACT UP, the AIDS Treatment Data Network(ATDN), the People With AIDS […]
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Phil Zwickler, New York, 1992 I photographed Phil in my studio on East 14th Street. He was an intense man and a noted filmmaker. Among the films he is noted for are: “Positive” and “Silence Equals Death”, in which he collaborated with German filmmaker Rosa van Praunheim. The last film he made was “Needle Nightmare” […]
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Resi Kompier – ACT UP Amsterdam, photographed July 1992 at the 8th International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam.
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Dene and Floyd, ACT UP Atlanta. Photographed in Atlanta March, 1992. This was an intense shoot, of a couple dealing with AIDS. Floyd wanted to show the medi-port that had been surgically implanted in his chest, so that he could be hooked up to IV’s with AIDS medication.
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Tigger, ACT UP Amsterdam, 1992 – Photographed at the 8th International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam. Photographed with Mr. Death, a large Carnival puppet who made his appearance in the Convention Hall where drug manufacturers had set up exhibition booths. In 1992, the 8th International AIDS Conference was moved in protest from Boston to Amsterdam, due […]
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Tim Bailey, New York, 1992 Tim Bailey was a member of the ACT UP New York affinity group, “The Proud Marys”. Before his death, he told his friends that he wanted a political funeral. He asked that his body be thrown over the White House Gates. Since that was most likely going to be impossible […]
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Aldyn McKean, New York, 1993 Aldyn McKean lived across the street from me, on East 14th, between 2nd and 3rd Ave. in Manhattan. I remember as I was photographing him, he pulled up his shirt to show me the tube he used when he hooked himself up to the dialysis machine. He asked to include […]
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Mona Bennett, Atlanta, 1992 I photographed Mona in Atlanta Georgia in March of 1992. She was the ACT UP office administrator of ACT UP Atlanta. She was very helpful in getting in touch with many of the activists in the Atlanta area. The banner hanging in the background was used in welcoming fellow activists at […]
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Hal Haner, New York, 1989 Hal Haner, 1958 – 1990, was the first person I photographed for this project. This image was taken at my studio on East 14th Street in New York City in 1989. A few weeks after we did the shoot, he came to the studio and I showed him the contact […]
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