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57 Must-See Portraits from DragCon NYC
Last year at RuPaul's DragCon I set out to capture not just the queens themselves, but also the energy of the entire event. I wanted to show the separation between the idea of celebrity and "regular" people while still capturing the humanity that connects us all. I also wanted to capture the eloquence of the art form that pays it the respect it deserves and that shows the queens as the brilliant artists they are.
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