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plenty of things to photograph as you wander along the seafront in Brighton.
LGBTQ+ Life Through A Lens Brighton-based photographer Tom Selmon’s work captures the beauty of raw, untouched nature and the lure of queer nightlife in all its liberated glory. Alex Klineberg takes a peek ) Tom Selmon is a photographer based in
Brighton. He has over 12 years’ experience and his work is wide ranging. His main areas of interest include untouched nature, queer nightlife and erotica. He moved to Brighton last September. The move was partly a result of the lockdown and also a desire to find new imagery to capture in a new city. He’s already
taken a lot of photos in Brighton he’s proud of so he considers the move to be a success already. Street casting is one of his preferred approaches to photography. This involves capturing images of people he spontaneously finds while walking the streets. This can also involve contacting people via social media and setting up a shoot. Naturally, there are
The lockdowns have affected different industries in different ways. Some industries have been forced to shut down entirely, others continue to function in a diminished way. Tom had this to say on his lockdown experiences: “Lockdown gave me the time and space to rethink my whole approach to my photography, which ended up with my starting Prints by Tom Selmon. Of course, the whole situation has been challenging, particularly at this present time.” His online print shop is well worth checking out. As we’re spending more time at home, home furnishing has become even more popular than usual. If there’s ever been a time to spruce up your living room it’s now. Tom’s work is printed on Giclée Hahnemühle Pearl 285gsm paper. The prints include nature photography, nudes, erotica and LGBTQ+ nightlife. Tom works full-time as a photographer. He does fashion production jobs as a side hustle and he launched the print shop last summer. LOVERS DANCE
