Same Sex Marriages is a celebration of love, happiness, and hope. The show presents couples in sharp focus – some fully embracing traditional wedding iconography; others subverting iconographic conventions from within, using humor and unexpected composition to appropriate an age-old institution in their own terms. The result is a visible oscillation between a jubilant acceptance and utter defiance of conventions. With its iconic monuments and buildings, the city offers a beautiful background. The outcome is an appropriation of the public landscape for personal use, creating images that are truly personal, yet transcend a personal narrative to become representative of an era.