Photographing and interviewing ACT-UP activists
March is not only Women’s History Month, but it also marks the anniversary (the 34th this year) of ACT UP–the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power. Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet, interview and photograph many LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS activists, many of them ACT UP activists. In the process, I’ve discovered mentors and role models.
Here are a few of my interviews and photo shoots with ACT UP activists. Hope that their stories of resilience will inspire you, too.
Acting Up: an interview with artist and activist Avram Finkelstein, originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Throwing in with History: an interview and photo shoot with artist, activist and author Avram Finkelstein, about his book, After Silence, originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Pioneer Works: a World Pride 2019 cover story interview and photo shoot with artist, activist and author Avram Finkelstein originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Make a Difference: a cover story interview and photo shoot with ACT UP activist and author Victoria Noe originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Retooling the Fight: an interview with ACT UP photographer Bill Bytsura originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Some of the Bravest: an interview with ACT UP photographer Bill Bytsura about his book, The AIDS Activist Project, originally published in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
For more of my interviews and photo shoots with activists, artists and authors, including my review of After Louie, a movie (featuring Alan Cumming) that I highly recommend, feel free to check out my Portfolio page.
As always, thanks for stopping by,
ALINA OSWALD 