People Like Us is a collaborative photography project by Holly Revell exploring trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming (GNC) identities and experience from AFAB (assigned female at birth) perspectives. It was inspired by conversations with a friend beginning their transition in 2017 and from noticing other folk around them as they came out about their genders. It now includes over 50 people with a rich variety of backgrounds and gender diversity.
A zine featuring a series of portraits and quotes from the project was commissioned by Shout Queer Arts Festival in 2020 which can be purchased at The Common Press bookshop or online. There are plans to publish a photobook in 2024.
There have been a number of public events connected to the project such as talks, workshops, live photoshoots and our night of Revellry which saw us take over The Glory with an installation of images and a cabaret featuring talent from the project.
Holly Revell is an artist photographer who makes collaborative portraits with fellow queer folk exploring transforming identities. Notable projects include 'DARKROOM'; photo-booth installations at art & club events (2010-14), ‘Transformations’, photos made with performers reflecting the transition from drag to self in one long-exposure (2016), ‘David Hoyle: Parallel Universe’ (photo-book 2017) & DARC (documentation action research collective 2016-19).
Holly has made a significant contribution to the documentation of queer performance and its icons in London, creating a record of a specific movement and the community surrounding it, which is archived at Bishopsgate Institute.