Simon Dow, MAX (PEOPLE 2023)

This portrait of Max was taken on the day they undertook their first testosterone injection as part of beginning hormone replacement therapy. It was a powerful and significant moment for Max in stepping onto a path of deeper authenticity and a personal, courageous statement of identity. It was humbling to be present and with such permission to capture a watershed day for them in some tangible and eternal way.

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