The DiaspAura

Tawlafts Gallery is an independent photography project founded by Sathya, a self-taught photographer raised in Paris and now based in London.

Drawn to people, culture and the ways we express ourselves, my work explores the many faces of the diaspora and alternative communities across Europe. From the way we dress, gather and love, to the music we move to and the spaces we make our own.

Through documentary and observational photography, I capture the people, scenes and moments that shape our cultural landscapes. The celebrations, the underground scenes, the familiar faces and the fleeting encounters that tell a much bigger story.

Tawlafts Gallery is an ongoing visual archive of identity, belonging and self-expression especially but not only the queer community. A space to document who we are, how we live and the cultures we continue to create.