#thebutchorder

[butchorder]

Bar top desire, by The Butch Order

[butchorder]

Butch/Femme caress, Manchester, 2026. Photographed by The Butch Order

[butchorder]

Intimate portraits. Crowd pits. Play scenes. Protests. My pals. Grassroots nights. My community.

I'm only just getting started on documenting lezzers n queers in all our forms. There's a lack of representation of butchness and female masculinity in mainstream media. When queers are photographed for campaigns n such they're often curated in appearance with a skinny, feminine, and 'palatable' look for the wider audience. This ain't what I'm about.

I'm Lou, a butch lesbian from Portsmouth, UK interested in the in-between and unseen moments, reframing from a lesbian perspective. My photoshoots aren't ever in studios, for me it's about getting to know the person to understand how they want to be seen. I also live with incurable cancer which has profoundly shaped my approach to photography, influencing my perspective on intimacy and survival. Each year I spend hours chatting away to new people at these occasions and I bloody love it.

I'm Manchester based and if you'd like to book a shoot there's a link in my bio. It's £60 an hour and you'll get plenty of images in that time.

I also sell my work, £15 inc UK postage for A4 print to stick up on ya wall of filth.

Thank you geezers x

IG @butch.order