Cruising Diaries James Barker Cards creating a poignant visual diary

creating a poignant visual diary that is more than the sum of its parts

Step beyond the magical movies and explore the wider world of Studio Ghibli

Containing over 140 exclusive photographs – ranging from private homes to football stadia – across every region of the country

and shimmering elements

Photographs by Gunner Gu

Cruising Diaries James Barker Cards creating a poignant visual diaryCruising Diaries Cruising Diaries is both a celebration and a provocation: a portrait of queer pleasure at its most raw, secret, and uncontainable. This photobook diary explores the elusive visual language of cruising, a queer practice of anonymous desire played out in public spaces, where bodies negotiate consent through gaze, gesture, and instinct. Franco Dupuy captures what is almost impossible to show: fleeting encounters, unspoken codes, and