Series: Les Amies De Place Blanche documenting ‘ladies of the night’ transsexuals in Paris in the 1960’s. Photographer: Christer Strömholm 1918-2002                 He befriended and photographed transsexual prostitutes of the neighbourhood’s red-light district struggling to live as women and to raise money for gender reassignment surgeries. These photographs are predominately nighttime scenes on the street and in hotel rooms which are dark and moving and a vibrant tribute to his subjects. This essay raises awareness […]

Categories: Art, Camera, Christer Strömholm, Gender, Historical, Les Amies De Place Blanche, Paris, Photographers, Photographic Artist, Photographic Influences, Photographic Styles, Photography, Portrait, Portraits, Street Photography, trans*, Transgender, Transition, Transitory