‘You Brought Your Own Light’, trans portraits by Allie Crewe
You Brought Your Own Light, a book of transgender portraiture showcasing the work of award-winning photographer Allie Crewe is being published by Axis Projects Publishing this month. The book is produced by Alan J Ward and brings together 26 of Allie’s revealing transgender portraits, including the image of Grace, a doctor, which won the BJP Portrait of Britain 2019.A series of 12 of the portraits were initially exhibited in Manchester at an event sponsored by Sparkle, the national transgender charity, and this book now brings the portraits together, continuing Allie’s journey as a political artist exploring social issues of the day using photography to give a voice to those often denied power; becoming a campaigner by giving visibility to.
