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We weren't shy. We were queers in leather! Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life
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We weren't shy. We were queers in leather! Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life

Sunil Gupta has spent five decades documenting queer lives through photography, bringing a fearless and loving eye to intimate moments and public spaces alike. Born in India, raised in Canada, and based in the UK since 1978, he's explored how we love and relate to one another against the backdrop of shifting politics and society. His work hasn't been without risk - exhibitions have been shut down by governments, and early on, curators would physically shrink away from him and fellow photographer Tessa Boffin, who recall being "two queers in leather" that some found too confrontational. Now, ahead of his retrospective at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, Gupta shares landmark images from his career that trace his journey from Christopher Street in New York to intimate portraits in Delhi, revealing how he quietly found new ways of seeing through photography.
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