Brady Pappas is a trans non-binary artist and photographer based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They use the camera as a tool to explore queer identity, community, and visibility in small-town and rural contexts, with a particular focus on South Central Pennsylvania.

Pappas is best known for Tulle Queer, an ongoing portrait series and annual Pride Month exhibition that began in 2022. Combining elements of fashion and portrait photography, the project honors the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ individuals across the 717 region. Using tulle fabric as a recurring visual motif, the portraits offer a vibrant meditation on chosen family, representation, and queer resilience.

Pappas’ work has exhibited across South Central Pennsylvania and has garnered a growing following across social media. Since 2022, Pappas has worked as the resident photographer and digital producer for High Fever, one of the region’s only LGBTQ+ nightlife spaces. Documenting the underground queer scene in bars, drag shows, and dance parties throughout the region has become a key focus of Pappas’ photography. Together, these bodies of work serve as both archive and celebration, centering queer joy in places often overlooked.

In 2024, Pappas began working on Amish Country Queer, a short documentary now in production as a feature-length film. The film follows Brady as they navigate queer life with their chosen family while documenting the drag community that’s thriving in a region more often associated with tradition than transformation.

Press

Lancaster Online: 'Tulle Queer' Celebrates Local LGBTQ+ Community

Local Wolves Magazine Spring 2024 Fearless Issue

Lancaster Changemakers Collective: In Conversation with Brady Pappas

Fox 43: Tulle Queer Photo Exhibition Celebrate LGBTQ+ Community

Lancaster Online: 'Amish Country Queer' documentary tells stories of LGBTQ+ joy, being queer in Lancaster

Fox 43: 'Amish Country Queer' finds LGBTQ+ community in unexpected places

For inquiries, contact brady@bradypappas.photography