Through James Feldman’s Lens: The BBB BTL Photoshoot

For the July 24th, “Calling All Bears” cover story for Between The Lines, photographer extraordinaire James “Jamie” Feldman did a brilliant job of capturing the energy, spirit, and even the sass of Black Bear Brotherhood. Visual representation of Black gay, bi, SGL, and gender non-conforming men of size and their allies is incredibly rare. So, in the spirit of disrupting tired narratives about who Black men are, who we love, how we love, and with whom we enjoy close friendships, we decided to select a handful of some of our favorite images from that afternoon’s summer shoot, many of which have not been seen before. All images lensed below are taken by James “Jamie” Feldman, to whom we are grateful. Enjoy!