30 yrs of HIV in UK: Stand Tall Get Snapped

STAND TALL GET SNAPPED: HIV+ People FICTION “Only gay people get HIV/AIDS” FACT “Anyone can get HIV/AIDS” In 2010, an estimated 91,500 people were living with HIV in the UK. It doesn't make any difference whether you have sex with males, females, or both, you can still acquire and transmit HIV. Unsafe sex, blood-to-blood, contact or sharing needles will definitely put you at risk, regardless of your sexual orientation. 2009 marked the 30th anniversary since Terrence Higgins, one of the first man to die of AIDS in the UK, was officially recognised by the NHS. As a direct result, I have travelled from the north to Bournemouth, photographing people living with HIV, from old to young, female and male, non-white and white, straight and gay. The most recently diagnosed was 3 months and the longest, 28 years living with HIV. He visited the subjects in their home locations across the UK, photographing them within their settings, intended to illustrate their individual stories.