A tribute to Raja

Un tributo a la hermosa Raja, desde la ciudad de México ❤️

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Raja Gemini By Alex Cordova

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"When I first started working as a photographer with drag performers, the imagery I was creating was being lost online. It would occasionally resurface on a Tumblr page or pop up on a blog, but the contemporary drag scene wasn’t as embedded in modern pop culture as it is today; there just wasn’t the pull towards it. The now cult TV show Rupaul's Drag Race was airing in the early hours of the morning to a relatively small audience, but, needless to say, I was hooked from season one in 2009. After the third season had aired, feeling a bit more confident in myself and my work, I decided to congratulate the new winner of the show, Raja Gemini, never expecting a response but still really hoping for one. Six years later, she’s been the cover star of my self-published zine Alright Darling, we’ve got drunk together and partied in Hollywood, and we’ve visited each other’s homes. Working with and getting to know someone like Raja helped me as a photographer more than she knows, and her relaxing demeanor silenced any anxiety I might have had about photographing celebrated personalities in the scene." Excerpt from the book 'Alright Darling?' by Greg Bailey Read more: https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/9k7e9y/capturing-the-contemporary-drag-scene

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A gorgeous #homage to #fridakhalo by @sutanamrull 🌸 Photo by @glamgender #drag #art #artist #makeup #dragrace

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Fotos para la revista Loverboy, en la que Sutan entrevista a Sophia Lamar

Fotógrafo:  Charles Ludeke

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Imagen promocional de la tercera temporada de Rupaul’s Drag Race, 2010

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Retrato de Raja como “El Maharaja“, hecho por el artista Franz Szony, 2014

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Foto de Mathu Andersen, 2015

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Fotos de Sequoia Emmanuel para el show de Raja “Gawdess”, 2017

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Still del video “Diamond Crowned Queen”, dirigido por Austin Young, 2011

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Raja momentos antes de ser coronada en la tercera temporada de Rupaul’s Drag Race. Foto de Mathu Andersen  

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Foto de Austin Young, de la serie TRANIMAL, 2013

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Foto de Sequoia Emmanuelle para la revista Dark Beauty, 2013

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RAJA GEMINI for the cover and editorial of PRYSM MAGAZINE

Photographed by Jennie Bregande

Art Direction by Raja and Alex London

Styled by Lisa Jarvis

all wardrobe by Alex London w/ additional accessories from Gilding Primal Instinct

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Foto de Magnus Hastings

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Foto de Greg Bailey, del libro Alright Darling. 2018