GALLERY: Magnus Hastings Envisions Pride Out Of – And In – The Box

Turning a social media idea into the 'Rainbow Revolution' book – shooting almost 1,000 subjects across multiple cities – was "exhausting"

Steven Reigns
MAGNUS HASTINGS FOR CHRONICLE BOOKS

MAGNUS HASTINGS FOR CHRONICLE BOOKS

“The whole book project idea came because we’d had a year of Trump, basically. I wanted to do something that was very much standing up as a community and going, ‘fuck you,’ we’re here, we’re queer and we’re gorgeous,” U.K.-born, L.A.-based photographer Magnus Hastings tells us about the motivation for his latest book Rainbow Revolution. The lensman, best known for his previous book Why Drag?, has basically been celebrating LGBTQA+ creators and entertainers for the entirety of his career, capturing the charismatic essence of his subjects for art galleries, the biggest gay mags across the globe, and social media.

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