Androgony King

Androgony is a queer Latine photographer and writer from Los Angeles, currently based in San Francisco. They received a BFA in Photography with a minor in Writing and Literature from California College of the Arts. Their work explores themes of identity, belonging, and chosen family through intimate portraiture and personal narrative.

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Androgony first discovered photography during a time of isolation and bullying in middle school. Through the lens, they found refuge and voice, capturing what mattered most to them. In college, their work deepened as they began to reconcile their queer identity within a conservative Latinx family structure. Their photo series “Ya No Tengo Meido” (“I Am No Longer Afraid”) invited their family into a visual conversation, challenging inherited norms and offering space for visibility and acceptance.

 

Central to their work is the concept of intentional family relationships built through care, reciprocity, and mutual recognition, often outside of bloodlines. Androgony documents the quiet, radical moments of love and solidarity shared among queer and gender expressive kin, friends, and community members who become each other’s support systems.

 

Raised in a multicultural community, Androgony witnessed both the pain of erasure and the beauty of mutual care—neighbors showing up for one another, families bridging silence with support. These experiences shaped their ongoing interest in documenting interdependence and queer resilience.

 

Through photography, Androgony creates space for others—especially queer people of color—to feel seen and valued. Their practice aims to be both expressive and therapeutic, offering images that reflect the deep complexity of caregiving, identity, and community.