GET INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PHOTO PROJECT
TELL US YOUR STORY
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Our Trans Portraits Project is community arts project which promotes visibility and empowerment for the trans community in the UK, and throughout 2025 we're collecting stories about trans joy!
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Getting involved means telling us about your experiences by filling in our participation form below. We'll ask you to provide us with some basic information about who you are and why you want to take part, followed by a broader section where you can tell us about your thoughts and experiences with trans joy.
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We're committed to using as many submissions as we possibly can in the project, but unfortunately we only have the capacity to develop a small number of them in to full features. For each round of submissions, we'll choose the four stories we like best, and those participants will be invited to have their portraits taken. If you're chosen for this, you'll become one of our featured stories for 2025, and the finished set of photos will also be sent to you to use however you like!
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The four chosen stories will feature in Issue 2 of our magazine, to be released in November 2025. We'll also be featuring as many of the other submissions as we can on our website, social media and Patreon feeds.
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Our aim is to create opportunities for trans people to shape our own narratives, both in images and in writing, and provide an empowering experience for everyone who takes part. Trans people so rarely get the opportunity to tell our own stories, and its about time that changed.​​
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
Participation is open to anyone in the UK who is trans or non-binary.​ Priority is given to those from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds; 50% of our spaces are reserved for Black folks, Asian folks and any People of Colour, and we also prioritise disabled folks and those over the age of 40.
Unfortunately there are currently a few parts of the UK that we are unable to physically get to for financial reasons. If you are based in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cumbria, Northumbria, Durham or neighbouring counties it is unlikely that we'll be able to offer you a photoshoot at present. You are still welcome to submit your story if you would like just the text to be featured.
In the future we plan to create opportunities for photographers in different parts of the country, and offer photoshoots in the areas we can't reach atm!
CURRENT THEME: TRANS JOY
Our theme for 2025 is Trans Joy!
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Being trans right now can be gruelling - with long NHS waiting lists for treatment, hostility from the media and politicians, along with ordinary, every-day troubles that we face, it can sometimes be difficult to remember just how much joy being trans can actually bring us.
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That's why joy is the theme for the next issue of our magazine! We're looking for stories of trans celebration, belonging and empowerment. You can write about anything you like, from your favourite item of clothing, to the supportive people in your life, to the revelatory feelings that often accompany self-discovery.​
We'll be holding two rounds of story submissions for this theme: one in January 2025 and another in June. Selected stories will be featured on our socials, website and in Issue 2 of our magazine.
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​We'll also be attending a number of trans pride festivals and celebrations throughout the year - photographing the marches, speaking to attendees, and writing articles about these events. Community is such a huge source of joy and celebration for many of us, and we plan to showcase it!
SUBMIT YOUR STORY
Our summer call for participants is now open!
If you would like to take part, have a think about what trans joy means to you, and fill in our participation form below. The 4 stories that we love the most will be offered a free photoshoot as part of the project, and a full feature in our magazine.
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You can submit via our online form below and the deadline for the next round of submissions will be Monday 28th July 2025.
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​Before you apply to be involved, take a look through our FAQs below and read all the information carefully!​
