Joel Graham @jgmyriad was the first of my portrait subjects to like Friday’s post. 👋 Hi Joel! 👋 . I began shooting my Queer Kids project 14 years ago and returned to my hometown, Denver for the second shoot of the series in the spring of 2007. Back then I found my subjects primarily through MySpace so I’m assuming this was how Joel and I found each other. Joel was 19 here and although he now lives on the other side of the country, we still keep in touch and even occasionally get to see each other all these many years later, a testament to one of the project’s greatest gifts: the long-lasting friendships that have been made as a result. Hope you are well Joel and looking forward to our paths crossing again one day! . *The first person I’ve made a portrait of to like this post, I’ll post that person’s portrait next.* . Mr. Graham was photographed at his home in Denver, Colorado in May 2007. #queerkids (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGQEPHlh7C/?igshid=dd9vsa49yf4b