Austin Young is a photographer based in Los Angeles. The 45-year-old artist was born in Reno, and picked up an eclectic taste for glamor. His work is a photojournalistic documentation of trans culture in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Young's work focuses on giving a loud and proud voice to the subculture.
Austin Young's collection 'Gender/Drag' features a series of portraits exploring the outlandish characters of Drag Queens and trans individuals. The works are electric, making use of bright cosmetics, somewhat erotic props and extreme displays of femininity. His subjects have featured such underground celebs as Fade-Dra, Jeffree Star, Chric Crocker and Miss Barbie Q.
Young's portrait work is explicit, engaging and extreme. The dynamic beauty of grand and drag individuals is more than fabulous -- it's real.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Gender/drag Portraits
- Opportunity for print-on-demand services to provide mixed-medium prints of gender and drag portraits to a wider audience.
- Trans Culture Documentation
- Opportunity for streaming services to showcase documentaries around the evolution of trans culture in major cities.
- LGBTQ+ Representation
- Opportunity for fashion and cosmetics brands to feature more LGBTQ+ individuals and drag culture in their ad campaigns for increased representation.
Where This Applies
- Photography
- Opportunity for photographers to document and showcase the beauty of underrepresented subcultures.
- Fashion
- Opportunity for fashion designers to create gender-neutral and androgynous clothing lines with influence from drag and trans culture.
- Media
- Opportunity for media companies to commission and feature drag and trans artists in films and television shows to increase visibility and representation.
