Sunday, September 29, 2013

What a Drag It Is Getting Old

Leland Bobbé's Half-Drag photo series is a gender/mind-bender of stunningly beautiful proportions


Leland Bobbé's new photo series, Half-Drag, shows New York drag queens at their most beautiful, while simultaneously revealing the men behind the makeup.
Miss Fame 

Bobbé began the Half-Drag project in January 2012 and has now photographed more than 60 different drag queens.
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Viki Villianess


"I haven't considered making-over 'regular' people, but it's not a bad idea," Bobbé told Out magazine. "I doubt, however, that regular people would come close to having the makeup and hair skills that these queens have."
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Yuhua


Bobbé, although influenced by other photographers, finds most of his inspiration from film and rock 'n' roll.
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Magnolia Applebottom 


"The most interesting thing was seeing both the visual transformation of the subjects and the way they went from their male-self when they came to the shoot," he explains, "and seeing their feminine side come out once they were in front of the camera."
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Vivienne Pinay 


"A very small number of comments that people made online were not too nice," says the photographer. "But I think they just didn't get it. The pictures probably threatened them in some way."

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Jessica Payge


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Crystal Demure 
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Puss Couture 

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