This year I am continuing my ongoing project "Queer Snapshots", with new black and white series entitled "Pride Without Color", shooting Belgrade Pride again. Belgrade Pride 2023 took place under the slogan "We're Not Even Close" (Nismo ni blizu), emphasizing that the LGBTI+ community in Serbia is faced with increasing violence and discrimination. The start of this year's Pride campaign was marked by graffiti on the Pride Info Center, where Belgrade Pride activists aimed to draw attention to the verbal and physical attacks they face.

Considering that the Pride Info Center has been vandalized 18 times without any perpetrators being held accountable, this time Belgrade Pride decided to preempt the hooligans. Simultaneously, it's an opportunity for the Pride 2023 slogan "We're not even close" to reach a wider audience. Belgrade hosted EuroPride 2022, which took place despite several police bans and a negative campaign led by government officials and right-wing organizations. By prohibiting EuroPride, the country made an unconstitutional decision to prevent peaceful citizen gatherings and protest marches, which contradicts the Serbian Constitution.

Unconstitutional bans have been known since 2009, and the Constitutional Court has ruled four times that the officials had no right to ban Pride. The Constitutional Court's reaction to last year's ban is still awaited. On the other hand, the rise of extremist, right-wing, and nationalist movements goes unnoticed by the public, resulting in an increase in hate speech and discrimination. Therefore, the slogan "We're Not Even Close" reflects the LGBTI+ movement's struggle for equality, dignity, and love.