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Some professional news: I joined the @SFChronicle this August as their new @Hearst Photo Fellow! So excited and honored to join this wonderful photo staff for the next year. And I’m especially grateful for all my mentors, editors, friends, and family for supporting and nurturing my growth as a freelance photographer the last few years! #SalguFiles #NewJob #HearstFellowship #SFChronicle (at San Francisco Chronicle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiGWad7v7CT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today I got to present some photo projects at Sacramento City College’s coming out day festivities as part of @sacqueervoices, a performance group of local queer artists who share their art and identity stories to educate the community. It was my first time “coming out” for official coming out day, which is tomorrow btw. (Queer and nonbinary person here in case you didn’t already know.) And I got to share images from my Master’s Project “Documenting Dysphoria” which illustrates what gender dysphoria feels like thru images. It felt especially important to partake in a bit advocacy this week in light of the current case at the Supreme Court. I got especially choked up sharing the image of my former LGBT Center director, delfin bautista, who is non-binary and was fired from their position at Ohio University without cause earlier this year. Presenting today reminded me why I do this work and why it’s important to continue this particular project despite the many many grant rejections I have piled up. There may already be plenty of beautiful “dreamy” portraits of trans folk by other artists, as one portfolio reviewer put it. But that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be more. And that doesn’t mean I should stop taking them. There are thousands of portraits of strait cisgender folks, walk thru any art museum, but they still get their photos taken and portraits painted everyday. (Somehow this turned into a vent session but thanks for listening.) ———————————- Also I’ll be road-tripping from Baltimore to California in November and photographing for my “documenting dysphoria” project on the way. DM if you are interested in having your photo taken and sharing your experience with dysphoria, if you will be on my route! Baltimore-DC-Athens-Louisville-Nashville-Memphis-Oklahoma-Albuquerque-Phoenix-SanDiego-LA 📸by @genderfenderbender #nationalcomingoutday🌈 #queer #queervoices #nonbinary #trans #genderdysphoria #documentingdysphoria #salgufiles #theythem #pronounsmatter #translivesmatter (at Sacramento City College (Official)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3dp1UkFx0g/?igshid=1je3q9d83t7ru

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I’ve got some photos exhibiting in Sacramento this month from my “Documenting Dysphoria” project. They are on display at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center through December 1! The new center is at 2012 K St. and they are open 10am-6pm M-F. Stop by and take a look if you get a chance. Also I’m traveling all month to take more photos for this project so I can apply for more grant funding. Please send good vibes that I eventually land one of these grants. Baltimore-DC-Athens-Cincinnati-Louisville-Nashville-Memphis-Oklahoma-Albuquerque-Phoenix-San Diego-LA-Fresno-Oakland-Sacramento #salgufiles #documentingdysphoria #genderdysphoria #transvisibiltymonth #LGBTQ #photolife #sacramentolgbtcommunitycenter #featuredartist #exhibitiondebut (at The Sacramento LGBT Community Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4n1KFUFlg2/?igshid=n29od7eppu2r

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Road tripping #californiabound #vacationmode #merica #salgufiles #roadtripsarethebest