We tend to assume that in less enlightened times, same-sex couples would have had to live in America the same way they still do in many countries around the world today — hiding their love in the metaphorical closet, pretending to be straight for fear of persecution and/or prosecution. These images, though, tell a different story — they’re part of a project called The Invisibles by French artist and filmmaker Sébastian Lifshitz, and they’re all found photos from flea markets, stoop sales, etc. They’re touching and beautiful, and also brave — as Alyssa Coppelman of Feature Shoot, where we spied these images, points out, just getting these photos developed was a risky enterprise. There are more details of Lifshitz’s project, including its accompanying book and documentary film, at his website.
