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Dexter McLean’s powerful photography examines the overlooked
The London-based photographer captures portraits that foreground underrepresented stories, including his series redressing the portrayal of people living with disabilities 11/02/2021 10:34 am
Dexter McLean’s profound images bring forth perspectives and stories that tend to be underrepresented in much of the photography and media landscape. His Aspire Gym photo series features portraits of athletes in a wheelchair rugby team, who visit the gym to both train and socialise.
“I was trying to give a perspective society hadn’t seen before. A few disabled athletes may be famous now but the Paralympics only comes around every few years. The average disabled person in training is completely unseen,” McLean tells CR. “I am opening new doors to what the media normally shows through my circumstances as a disabled Jamaican living in London.”