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Fotolibro Queer Archive

The Fotolibro Queer Archive, a program of SoFLaFoto’s Picturing Queerness in the Americas, collects and documents photobooks, fotolibros, catalogs and periodicals that record queer and LGBTQ+ lives and narratives. Its focus is Latin American and Latinx photography, read alongside the global and historical work that gives it context. Works are included for what they show and tell. The archive describes each artist only in that artist’s own terms.

Latin America and Latinx

The core of the archive: photobooks, catalogues and periodicals by Latin American and Latinx authors, or centred on Latin American and Latinx queer subjects.

Argentina

  1. Cover of Archivo de la Memoria Trans ArgentinaArchivo de la Memoria Trans ArgentinaVerónica Fieiras (ed.) · 2024
  2. Cover of Mariposas que vuelan de nocheMariposas que vuelan de nocheKenny Lemes · 2023
  3. Cover of Revealing Selves: Transgender Portraits from ArgentinaRevealing Selves: Transgender Portraits from ArgentinaKike Arnal · 2018

Chile

  1. Cover of La Manzana de AdánLa Manzana de AdánPaz Errázuriz · 2021
  2. Cover of Un archivo inexistente / The Inexistent ArchiveUn archivo inexistente / The Inexistent ArchiveFelipe Rivas San Martín · 2024

Colombia

  1. Cover of Carlos Motta: History’s Back RoomsCarlos Motta: History’s Back RoomsCarlos Motta · 2020

Cuba

  1. Cover of El muro / The WallEl muro / The WallEduardo Hernández Santos · 2009
  2. Cover of TranscubaTranscubaMariette Pathy Allen · 2014

Guatemala

  1. Cover of LaFanzine Guatemala #005LaFanzine Guatemala #0052021 · Periodical
  2. Cover of LaFanzine Guatemala #006LaFanzine Guatemala #0062022 · Periodical

Mexico

  1. Cover of Bordered Lives: Transgender Portraits from MexicoBordered Lives: Transgender Portraits from MexicoKike Arnal · 2015
  2. Cover of Born to ShineBorn to ShineNelson Morales · 2023
  3. Cover of ColiseoColiseoOrlando Torres Canela · 2024
  4. Cover of EXIT Imagen y Cultura, no. 96: Miradas Queer / Queer GazesEXIT Imagen y Cultura, no. 96: Miradas Queer / Queer Gazes2024 · Periodical
  5. Cover of Jesús León: VidaJesús León: VidaJesús León · 2018
  6. Cover of La parte más bella / The most beautiful partLa parte más bella / The most beautiful partJames Oles (ed.) · 2017
  7. Cover of MujercitosMujercitosSusana Vargas (ed.) · 2015
  8. Cover of Musas MuxeMusas MuxeNelson Morales · 2018
  9. Cover of Ojos que da pánico mirarOjos que da pánico mirarAristeo Jiménez · 2009
  10. Cover of Querida TheresaQuerida TheresaValeria Mata · 2022
  11. Cover of The Dark RoomThe Dark RoomOmar Gámez · 2009

United States (Chicanx)

  1. Cover of Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A.Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A.C. Ondine Chavoya and David Evans Frantz, with Macarena Gómez-Barris (eds.) · 2017
  2. Cover of Laura Aguilar: Show and TellLaura Aguilar: Show and TellSybil Venegas · 2017
  3. Cover of Propiedad PrivadaPropiedad PrivadaReynaldo Rivera · 2026
  4. Cover of Reynaldo Rivera: Provisional Notes for a Disappeared CityReynaldo Rivera: Provisional Notes for a Disappeared CityReynaldo Rivera · 2020
  5. Cover of Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of ArtTeddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of ArtC. Ondine Chavoya (ed.) · 2024

United States (Cuban American)

  1. Cover of Julio's HouseJulio's HouseOrestes González · 2017

United States (Latinx)

  1. Cover of Elle Pérez: DevotionsElle Pérez: DevotionsElle Pérez · 2026

Latin America (regional)

  1. Cover of Dark Tears: LGBTQ Resilience in Latin AmericaDark Tears: LGBTQ Resilience in Latin AmericaClaudia Jares · 2019

Global and historical context

Photobooks and monographs from outside Latin America that form the comparative frame the core is read against.

  1. Cover of Anthony Friedkin: The Gay EssayAnthony Friedkin: The Gay EssayJulian Cox · 2014
  2. Cover of Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959–1968Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959–1968Isabelle Bonnet · 2024
  3. Cover of Christer Strömholm: Les Nuits de Place BlancheChrister Strömholm: Les Nuits de Place BlancheChrister Strömholm · 2015
  4. Cover of CruisingCruisingChad States · 2011
  5. Cover of David Wojnarowicz: Brush Fires in the Social Landscape: Twentieth Anniversary EditionDavid Wojnarowicz: Brush Fires in the Social Landscape: Twentieth Anniversary EditionDavid Wojnarowicz · 2015
  6. Cover of Duane Michals: The Adventures of Constantine CavafyDuane Michals: The Adventures of Constantine CavafyDuane Michals · 2007
  7. Cover of Franco Dupuy: Cruising DiariesFranco Dupuy: Cruising DiariesFranco Dupuy · 2025
  8. Cover of Hal Fischer: Seminal WorksHal Fischer: Seminal WorksHal Fischer · 2026
  9. Cover of Hervé Guibert, Phantom Paradise: A Photographic LoveHervé Guibert, Phantom Paradise: A Photographic LoveHans Georg Berger · 2019
  10. Cover of Look at me like you love meLook at me like you love meJess T. Dugan · 2022
  11. Cover of Mascara, Mirth and Mayhem: Independence Day on Fire IslandMascara, Mirth and Mayhem: Independence Day on Fire IslandSusan Kravitz (ed.) · 2016
  12. Cover of Monólogos de GéneroMonólogos de GéneroDiana Blok · 2022
  13. Cover of Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual DependencyNan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual DependencyNan Goldin · 2012
  14. Cover of Nan Goldin: The Other SideNan Goldin: The Other SideNan Goldin · 2019
  15. Cover of Nightbirds: Photos of NYC’s Dynamic Club Culture Personalities 1986-1995Nightbirds: Photos of NYC’s Dynamic Club Culture Personalities 1986-1995Michael Fazakerley · 2019
  16. Cover of Nosaltres no tenim por, nosaltres som.: Primera manifestación LGTBI+. Barcelona, 26 de junio de 1977Nosaltres no tenim por, nosaltres som.: Primera manifestación LGTBI+. Barcelona, 26 de junio de 1977Colita · 2025
  17. Cover of Out of the Shadows - Marcus Leatherdale: Photographs New York City 1980-1992Out of the Shadows - Marcus Leatherdale: Photographs New York City 1980-1992Marcus Leatherdale · 2019
  18. Cover of Portraits in Life and DeathPortraits in Life and DeathPeter Hujar · 2024
  19. Cover of Rick Castro: S/M Blvd. Street Hustlers, Photographs and Remembrances 1986–1999Rick Castro: S/M Blvd. Street Hustlers, Photographs and Remembrances 1986–1999Rick Castro · 2024
  20. Cover of Robert Mapplethorpe: The PhotographsRobert Mapplethorpe: The PhotographsRobert Mapplethorpe · 2016
  21. Cover of Salute, Walt WhitmanSalute, Walt WhitmanDuane Michals · 1996
  22. Cover of See Through Us: Portraits and Stories of Gay Women, Men and Transsexuals in TurkeySee Through Us: Portraits and Stories of Gay Women, Men and Transsexuals in TurkeyDiana Blok · 2010
  23. Cover of The Gender FrontierThe Gender FrontierMariette Pathy Allen · 2003
  24. Cover of The Ramble 1969 NYCThe Ramble 1969 NYCArthur Tress · 2025
  25. Cover of Those with a name to comeThose with a name to comeLisetta Carmi · 2020
  26. Cover of Tom Bianchi: 63 E 9th Street: NYC Polaroids 1975–1983Tom Bianchi: 63 E 9th Street: NYC Polaroids 1975–1983Tom Bianchi · 2019
  27. Cover of Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and ThailandTranscendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and ThailandMariette Pathy Allen · 2017
  28. Cover of TransformationsTransformationsMariette Pathy Allen · 1990
  29. Cover of Transretratos: Doce miradas sobre la transexualidadTransretratos: Doce miradas sobre la transexualidadPablo Peinado (ed.) · 2007

Surveys, histories and criticism

Institutional surveys, anthologies, exhibition catalogues and histories of queer photography.

  1. Cover of Adonis: Masterpieces of Male Erotic PhotographyAdonis: Masterpieces of Male Erotic PhotographyMichelle Olley · 1999
  2. Cover of Calling the Shots: A Queer History of PhotographyCalling the Shots: A Queer History of PhotographyZorian Clayton · 2024
  3. Cover of Cock, Paper, ScissorsCock, Paper, ScissorsDavid Evans Frantz, Lucas Hilderbrand and Kayleigh Perkov (eds.) · 2016
  4. Cover of Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New YorkGay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New YorkDonald Albrecht · 2016
  5. Cover of Love Songs: Photography and IntimacyLove Songs: Photography and IntimacySimon Baker · 2023
  6. Cover of Loving II: More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s–1950sLoving II: More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s–1950sHugh Nini · 2025
  7. Cover of Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950sLoving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950sHugh Nini · 2020
  8. Cover of Mapplethorpe. El fotógrafo del escándaloMapplethorpe. El fotógrafo del escándaloJack Fritscher · 1995
  9. Cover of Masculinities: Liberation through PhotographyMasculinities: Liberation through PhotographyAlona Pardo (ed.) · 2020
  10. Cover of Naked Men, Too: Liberating the Male Nude, 1950-2000Naked Men, Too: Liberating the Male Nude, 1950-2000David Leddick · 2000
  11. Cover of New Queer Photography: Focus on the marginsNew Queer Photography: Focus on the marginsBenjamin Wolbergs (ed.) · 2020
  12. Cover of Photography – A Queer HistoryPhotography – A Queer HistoryFlora Dunster · 2024
  13. Cover of Queer Lens: A History of PhotographyQueer Lens: A History of PhotographyPaul Martineau (ed.) · 2025
  14. Cover of Rrose Is a Rrose Is a Rrose: Gender Performance in PhotographyRrose Is a Rrose Is a Rrose: Gender Performance in PhotographyJennifer Blessing · 1997
  15. Cover of The Homoerotic Photograph. Male Images from Durieu / Delacroix to MapplethorpeThe Homoerotic Photograph. Male Images from Durieu / Delacroix to MapplethorpeAllen Ellenzweig · 1992
  16. Cover of The Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride. Gay Couples in the Early Twentieth CenturyThe Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride. Gay Couples in the Early Twentieth CenturySébastien Lifshitz · 2014
  17. Cover of The Male NudeThe Male NudeDavid Leddick · 2015
  18. Cover of Un mundo perseguido: Del silencio a la eclosión de la diversidad sexual y de género en el arte del siglo XXUn mundo perseguido: Del silencio a la eclosión de la diversidad sexual y de género en el arte del siglo XXJuan Vicente Aliaga Espert · 2023

Periodicals

Magazines and serials.

  1. Cover of Aperture Magazine, 229: Future GenderAperture Magazine, 229: Future GenderAperture · 2017
  2. Cover of Elska Magazine, Issue 06: Istanbul, TurkeyElska Magazine, Issue 06: Istanbul, TurkeyLiam Campbell (ed.) · 2023
  3. Cover of Revista Balam, No. 8: Familias ElegidasRevista Balam, No. 8: Familias ElegidasLuis Juárez · 2022
  4. Cover of Revista Balam, No. 10: La BohemiaRevista Balam, No. 10: La BohemiaLuis Juárez (ed.) · 2024

Theory and research

Scholarly studies that support reading the photographs.

  1. Cover of Argentine, Mexican, and Guatemalan Photography: Feminist, Queer, and Post-Masculinist PerspectivesArgentine, Mexican, and Guatemalan Photography: Feminist, Queer, and Post-Masculinist PerspectivesDavid William Foster · 2014
  2. Cover of Transformismo: Performing Trans/Queer CubaTransformismo: Performing Trans/Queer CubaM. Myrta Leslie Santana · 2025

Bibliographic data is drawn from the archive’s catalogue and is being checked against publisher and library records. Corrections are welcome. Cover images are shown for identification only; rights holders may request their removal.