#Nonbinary Joy—Tristan

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#Nonbinary Joy—Tristan Salgu Wissmath (bio) This is an image from my personal project celebrating #NonbinaryJoy. #NonbinaryJoy is a series of joyful, colorful, fun portraits of nonbinary individuals! Tristan Gender: Trans Masc/Nonbinary Pronouns: He/They “To me it means I am not limited with how I express myself and am able to live my truth. Oftentimes I don’t like to even identify my gender at all, but prefer to use the umbrella term ‘trans,’ since to me it’s most inclusive.” —Tristan [End Page 76] Click for larger view View full resolution Salgu Wissmath. #Nonbinary Joy—Tristan, 2022. Digital photograph. [End Page 77] Salgu Wissmath Salgu Wissmath is a nonbinary Korean American photographer from Sacramento. They are currently a Hearst Photo Fellow at the San Antonio Express News and based in Texas. They are dedicated to decolonizing visual storytelling by engaging in ethical storytelling by and for people of color and the queer community. Their personal work explores the intersections of mental health, queer identity, and faith from a conceptual documentary approach. They studied at UC Berkeley and Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. Previously they interned at the Kodiak Daily Mirror, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, and the Courier Journal. They are a 2022 Gwen Ifill Fellow, 2021 California Arts Council Emerging Artist Fellow, and 2017 Women Photograph Mentee, as well as an alumnus of the Chips Quinn Scholar Program, AAJA Voices, Eddie Adams Workshop XXXI, and NLGJA’s Connect Student Journalism Project. Salgu was recently recognized as AAJA’s 2022 Emerging Journalist of the Year. Salgu is the communications director for Diversify Photo, a core team member with Ethical Narrative, and a member of AAJA, Women Photograph, Queer the Lens, and Authority Collective. They can be reached at swissmath@gmail.com. Copyright © 2023 Salgu Wissmath