What it’s like being a gay artist in the world’s richest country

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Luxembourg is one of Europe’s smallest countries. With a population of only 672,000, you can drive from the top of the country to the bottom in about an hour and a half. It’s also the richest country in the world per capita—banking and steel production are big businesses.

So queer photographer Pit Reding is a rare find—someone with a sexy underground sensibility living amid perfectly manicured towns.

Reding caught our attention with his new photo series, where he invited gay men out into the woods for naked photo shoots as a commentary about gay male culture’s insatiable appetite for each other’s nude photos. Wander+Lust asked him about his art, what it’s like being a gay artist among millionaires and where to find LGBTQ+ Luxembourg…read more.

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