About this Archive

Administrative/Biographical History

A picture from Vic Lentaigne's Archive. wo people are lying on a ed in white underwear, looking at each other.

Vic Lentaigne is a photographer and filmmaker who lives and works in London.

Graduating from the University of Brighton with a BA Hons in Photography, Vic has been making work involving the LGBTQ+ community since 2010.

Working with analogue film, she cultivates an intimacy with her subjects which allows her to explore themes of gender fluidity, queerness, identity and self-expression with a sense of quiet emotion.

Vic’s work aims to improve visibility and give a voice to all members of the LGBTQ+ community. She has been published on platforms such Dazed, British Vogue, The Face, and It's Nice That.

Scope and Content

Lockdown Lesbians in Love: photographic archive of thirty-three (33) colour digital photographs depicting lesbian couples in various places across London during the lockdown phases of Covid-19 (2020-2021).

Quantity

33 jpg files

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