Gender Gems is a large-scale photography and visual design project that celebrates Two-Spirit, fa'afafine, trans, non-binary and femme elders in the Puget Sound region.  Gender Gems began in the Summer of 2018 and continues til today.

Tiare Feterika Chanel, Install #6
Photographer, Project Creator and Manager: Shann Thomas
Visual Designer: Katherine Wong
Photography Assistant: Raven Two Feathers (Cherokee, Seneca, Cayuga, Comanche)
Project Consultant: Jessica Ramirez

Storme Webber, Install #5
Photographer, Project Creator and Manager: Shann Thomas
Visual Designer: Katherine Wong
Photography Assistant: Raven Two Feathers (Cherokee, Seneca, Cayuga, Comanche)
Project Consultant: Jessica Ramirez

Aleksa Manila, Install #4
Photographer, Project Creator and Manager: Shann Thomas
Visual Designer: Katherine Wong
Photography Assistant and Project Consultant: Jessica Ramirez


Vanessa Grandberry, Install #3
Photographer, Project Creator and Manager: Shann Thomas
Graphic Designer: Lise Bengson
Project Consultant: Jessica Ramirez

Marsha Botzer, Install #1
Photographer, Project Creator and Manager: Shann Thomas
Graphic Designer: Lise Bengson
Project Consultant: Jessica Ramirez

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