Godwin and Tommy

Godwin and Tommy photographed in Brussels for If We Were Allowed, a visual archive of queer black love stories

Godwin and Tommy met in the west of France. Different backgrounds, same rhythm. The connection was immediate, tender, unforced. Not long after, they moved to Brussels together. A shared beginning.

Godwin and Tommy photographed in Brussels for If We Were Allowed, a visual archive of queer black love stories

In Brussels, they found space. Not always comfort, but space. Space to build a life together, quietly and without permission. Their relationship exists beyond projections, beyond assumptions, beyond the need to explain itself.

Godwin and Tommy photographed in Brussels for If We Were Allowed, a visual archive of queer black love stories

“We didn’t choose each other to make a point. We chose each other because it felt right. Everything else is just noise.”

Godwin and Tommy photographed in Brussels for If We Were Allowed, a visual archive of queer black love stories

Brussels, Belgium (2022)

Previous
Previous

Joelle and Aurelie

Next
Next

Alain and Quentin