Pixy Yijun Liao took second prize in the ‘Open’ category with her series ‘Experimental Relationship’ which explores the alternative possibilities of heterosexual relationships, questioning what is the norm. In the images it’s often your boyfriend who holds the remote shutter release, even though you are positioned as the more dominant one. What is
Yuan Yuan studied film and she specializes on conceptual film, which combines filming, photography and contemporary art. After graduation, she got involved with the LGBT movement in China. In recent years she has focused mainly on creating documentaries about HIV-AIDS, fake marriages between lesbian women and gay men, polyamorous relationships and the Chinese SM Queen.
This time, the interview is not with one of the winners but with one of our partner organizations, Queer Comrades, who helped spread the word about the contest in China and helped Chinese photographers who do not speak English to prepare and upload their entry for the contest. Stijn Deklerck is a member of