Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene is a new photography and podcast series focusing exclusively on contemporary LGBTQ+ spaces. In the series, photographer Tim Boddy (he/him) and journalist and author Alim Kheraj (he/him) profile a series of collectives in what is a rapidly-changing landscape in London and the UK.

Featured are in-depth conversations with a diverse range of voices behind some pivotal LGBTQ+ groups. Each episode is complemented by original photography and portraiture by Tim Boddy, which captures the spirit of the community. Images, text, and podcasts can be found on this site and on our Instagram.

Queer Spaces spotlights those that are treading new ground, celebrating diversity within the community, finding space for voices that have been marginalised in the past, and those that are queering heteronormative spaces. The series offers an insight into the joyful and necessary tactics being used to queer social spaces and nightlife in London.

Tim Boddy

Tim is a photographer based in London, who develops personal documentary-based projects outside of his commercial work. His practice generally centres on the LGBTQIA+ community and queer spaces, who he enjoys working alongside to embolden storytelling and to make the work more representative of the community.

His imagery has appeared in BBC, i-D, and Timeout, and clients include Universal Music, Barnardo’s, Which Magazine, London in Stereo, and Channel 5. Tim is also an experienced picture editor and picture researcher, and a recent graduate of LCC's Photojournalism & Documentary Photography MA course where he received a distinction.

You can find him on Instagram

Alim Kheraj

Alim is a freelance writer and editor from London, whose work has focused on the intersection of queerness and popular culture. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, GQ, the i, The Observer, i-D, Vice, Gay Times, and Time Out. His first book, Queer London, is a guide to LGBTQ+ London past and present and was published in 2021.

You can find him on Twitter @alimkheraj