Robert Andy Coombs

Here photographer Robert Andy Coombs captures himself in what appears to be a postcoital moment of intimacy with his collaborator, Dani. Coombs exposes his entire body while staring back at the viewer by way of the camera. His CripFag series--described by Coombs as “the sexual adventures of a gay quadriplegic photographer”--reclaims his sexual identity, making disability sexy.

“Being disabled, I don’t get to see my body or explore it very often, so photographing helps me appreciate it for what it is,” Coombs explains. “It shows all the different aspects of what makes my body unique and beautiful by showcasing intimate areas like my floppy crippled wrists and the tan lines where my splints lay, my suprapubic catheter, scars from my G-tube and tracheotomy, and my beautiful tattoos.”