Sussex Beacon host a photo exhibition featuring portraits of 27 HIV positive men and women at the Brighton Dome.
Local celebrities and politicians attended the exhibition launch in the Founders Room at the Dome complex on Monday, February 24.
Pictured at the launch from left to right are Simon Dowe CEO Sussex Beacon, Peter Kyle Labour parliamentary candidate for Hove and Portslade, Simon Fanshawe and Simon Burgess.
Photographer Edo Zollo created Stand Tall, Get Snapped following his experience of taking PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) after exposure to the HIV virus, after impulsive unprotected sex with a partner who knew they were HIV positive.
The medication had severe and very unpleasant side effects. This brought on intense feelings and speculation on his part as to what it must be like to actually have a positive HIV diagnosis.
Edo said: “As a direct result I was determined to undertake this project to expose the widely held misconception that HIV is largely restricted to gay men and people of black African origin. In addition to afford affected individuals a unique opportunity to share their experiences and have their positive status recognised in a very public way by being included in a photographic exhibition.”
The exhibition features the photographs of HIV positive people who have lived with HIV for just the last three months to 71 year old Maurice, the organist from Stoke on Trent who has been living with HIV for 28 years.
To view the trailor of the exhibition, CLICK HERE:
What: Photo exhibition: Stand Tall – Get Snapped
Where: Founders Room, Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton
When: The exhibition runs till Saturday, March 8
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