Matt Lambert is a photographer whose work often focuses on queer youth and celebrates gender fluidity and sexuality. I particulary like his berlin youth series as the images are very natural and to me capture people who are comfortable in their own skin. A lot of his images are very close up portraits which create a very intimate and personal feel. Some of the images are shot in black and white which puts all the focus on the subjects and links to the soft mood. The off focus adds to the images feeling very raw and natural. It relates to the facial expresses and poses of his models as they are often shot in natural light, laughing or looking away from the camera as if they are not ready for their photograph to be taken. What interests me about these images are they are people all from the same city who consider themselves to be a part of the LGBTQ community but the images do not sterotype or force them into a category. Each person looks the same, captured in the same way which shows how we are all the same and should be treated and viewed the same regaress of our sexuality. The meaning behind the images to me to capture how  the modern world is becoming more accpeting and are about empowerment.