Series - FotoSlovo 2026 - Category « Documentary / Reportage »

LOVE HARDER is an ongoing, long-term series which explores the positioning of queer identities in relation to religion in the conservative Mediterranean cultural regions. This project maps out the multiplicity of queer people that continue to exist within cultures that try to deny or delegitimize their identities.
This project takes place in various countries around the Mediterranean basin, including Malta, Turkey, Morocco and France, and works with LGBTQIA+ people from Catholic and Muslim backgrounds.
Each portrait acts as a window into the life of a queer person, who was raised within a religious cultural environment. Some of who were embraced by, and chose to embrace, these communities in return. Whilst for others, these cultural traditions have led to feelings of rejection and disconnect.
In exploring these individual, nuanced, and varied experiences, Love Harder acts as a quest for acceptance and explores territories of spirituality, community and cultural belonging.