The project was produced by Iris Prize, and photographed by Sarah Scorey
BY IONE GILDROY, IMAGE BY SARAH SCOREY
The organisers of a Cardiff-based LGBTQIA film festival have announced that a series of portraits celebrating the diversity of LGBTQIA staff working for Transport for Wales will be unveiled this week.
The series of 12 portraits, which is called Pink Portraits 2024, features staff across Transport for Wales, in everything from customer relations to facilities, conductors to planning managers. The collection was produced by the Iris Prize and will be displayed at Cardiff Central Station and on platform screens across Wales.
Abbie Vimpany, who is a Customer First Ambassador at Transport for Wales, said: “My personal experience of having these photos taken has made me feel proud and fortunate that I can be visible and turn up to work as my whole self.”
“While my privileges as a cis, white woman might allow me to be more visible than others can be right now, my hope isthat our collective visibility provokes conversation and raises awareness for those who face more specific, intersectional challenges. My narrative as a gay woman speaks to just one of the limitless ways to be queer or trans and I encourage others to seek out and tell their own stories.”
The series was photographed by South Wales-based photographer Sarah Scorey, who has a first-class BA Hons in photography, specialising in fashion and editorial photography, from the University of West of England. There will also be an accompanying “the making of” video, which was shot alongside the capturing of the portraits, shown at Pride Cymru, in Cardiff.
Neil James, Head of Brand and Marketing at Transport for Wales, said about the project: “We are delighted to be partnering with Pink Portraits and Sarah Scorey to capture images of our LGBTQIA colleagues. TfW is proud of our work to build a diverse and inclusive culture where colleagues feel comfortable to be themselves and we look forward to seeing the images across Wales.”
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