Artist Eric Gyamfi Captures His Appreciation for the L.G.B.T Community

Eric Gyamfi created a project called "Just Like Us" to empower qeer people of Ghana. The purpose of this project was to show that the L.G.B.T people are apart of the community, rather people acknowledge them or not. This is the first time people of the L.G.B.T community have gotten the spot light or any positive attention. The first piece Eric tried to publish showed how qeer people were abused, this received negative reviews.

People refused to feel sympathy for them and insisted that they deserved the treatments they were put in. Eric refused to let people stay ignorant about people who were just like them, so he decided to switch his motive and portray them in a different light. His next piece focused on capturing his muses in their natural element, showing what they do in their everyday lives. With this concept it's easier for other people to relate and help understand that this community of people aren't so different.


Work cited: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/photos-celebrate-ghana-lgbt-community/?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FGhana&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection