Luke Austin

Luke Austin, “Self-Portrait”, 2018

Australian-born and now living in Los Angeles, Luke Austin started out as a photographer doing photo shoots of bands and musicians, later moving to portraits representing his own gay community. Working with his Instagram app, he has traveled the world and shot many photo shoots of over a hundred men in different cities. Austin has gone from a large Instagram following to becoming a published photographer with his series of “Mini Beau Books” and his latest book “LEWA”, a photographic study of race, masculinity, and sexuality.

Austin has recently shown at a solo 2018 exhibit “LEWA” at PT Gallery in Berlin, the 2018 “Queer Biennial” group show at Navel in Los Angeles, and the 2017 “Home” group show at the Stonewall National Museum and Archives, in Florida.

His work can be seen at his gallery in Los Angeles and at his site: www.lukeaustinphoto.com,

Image reblogged with many thanks to https://doctordee.tumblr.com

Luke Austin

Luke Austin, “Bed”, From the Mini Beau Book #1

Luke Austin traveled to cities across America, Europe, and Australia to meet men he had connected with on Instagram and took pictures of them, as he puts it, “behind the filter.” Not only did these strangers provide inspiration for Luke, but also housing and friendship, sharing their lives and their cities. Luke recorded his entire trip on Instagram, allowing the world to follow his journey.

Luke Austin

Luke Austin, “Me and Matthias (Berlin)”

Luke Austin is an Australian-born photographer based in Los Angeles. His latest “Beau Book” is available online. He has done five of these limited edition mini beau books, each on a different theme.