Bona Varda is an independent publisher collaborating with LGBTIQA+ artists to create limited-edition books, zines, and tees — alongside a curated selection of rare and out-of-print titles.

We are proud to be partnering with Tate Modern for an In Conversation evening featuring legendary queer photographer Gary Lee Boas and curator Dominic Johnson. This marks the first time that Gary has made a public appearance in the UK in 25 years. Tickets available here.

Gary Lee Boas Exclusive T-Shirt

To celebrate 25 years since legendary photographers Gary Lee Boas’s iconic book Starstruck, we’ve created just 50 limited-edition tees.

Pre-order now for £30 (regular price £35)

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Phil Douglas-Remote

Remote is the debut book by Phil Douglas, akaThe Sensitive Line— an emerging queer figurative artist based in London.
Foreword by Sue Tilley, artist and longtime Leigh Bowery confidant.
Published by Bona Varda, March 2025. Available exclusively here.

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Outsider/s-Oli Raptor

Outsider/s is the debut monograph by emerging queer photographer Oli Raptor.
A strictly limited hardback edition of 200 copies, published by Bona Varda for Photo London, May 2022.
Available exclusively here.

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