Gabriel (@its-a-gabe) • Collective gay friends app

Gabriel @its-a-gabe

Gamer and amateur photographer. I prefer a good, genuine conversation over small talk. I'm actually in Maidstone, Kent.

Endings are also new beginnings.

I can’t quite put into words the desperation I feel most of the time, but this song describes it well. Headphones on, volume up.

I saw an opportunity and I ran with it. I’ve only edited the lighting to be more dramatic, but nothing else.

Can’t say I’ve ever felt at home in spaces where your appearance takes precedence over who you are and what you can bring to the conversation. That was true through my teens and twenties and feels even truer now that I’m in my thirties. I’m all for appreciating good looking guys (though I have my limits), but with Collective I expect more substance, more vulnerability. So tell me: below the surface, what makes you uncomfortable?

I haven’t posted this one anywhere... until now! I’m still finding my style and the confidence I need for proper street photography. I definitely did not come up to this lady and ask for a picture, nor did get that close to her.

What a weird app. First there's a queue where they must verify that you're real by snooping around your profile on other apps. Then, it forces you to follow 10 popular profiles in order to continue. I expected the feed to be primarily good looking guys showing off one way or another, but I wasn't prepared for the app to ask me my intention when following someone nor for it to keep throwing popular accounts on my face instead of integrating them into the regular feed. I'm afraid to say I am not the target audience for this...