Reporter & photographer living in New York City since the 90's. Author of book "koitz Gay Fire Island" and co-director of the documentary "In the Meat Rack".
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Joined August 2012
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Fire Island performer Porsche sings a version of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 at The Ice Palace in Cherry Grove in 208. According to Porsche, Hedda Lettuce was the genius behind those lyrics
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Vicky Heller isn't simply an artist who happens to paint Fire Island. Her work ccupies an interesting space between fine art, cartography, architectural illustration and LGBTQ+/Fire Island cultural documentation.
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In a new section of his blog called “Photo Story,” Fire Island photographer koitz takes readers back to a very particular day behind the camera in 2016, when he was photographing models for the island’s famous Underwear Party.
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Brant Kaiwi is the person; Porsche is the larger-than-life creation. For 25 years, Porsche has been part of the fabric of Fire Island -from Tides in Cherry Grove to the Ice Palace.
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#porschedragqueen #koitzphoto #porscheperformer #porschefireisland
A HUGE thank you to Josh Azevedo and @gayety for this wonderful feature!
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How Strangers Become Portrait Subjects
WARNING: Some of the photographs in the link below are NSFW
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Against the backdrop of one of America’s most distinctive LGBTQ+ communities, Justin Vivian Bond embodies the meeting point of art and place, persona and history, performance and lived experience.
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I'm excited to welcome you to the completely redesigned website koitzphoto.com—a space dedicated to LGBTQ+ photography, Fire Island, queer history, and visual storytelling. I'm also launching a new blog. Check it out below!
Photographing the Legendary DWorld Fire Island Underwear Party w/ @danielnardicio & @johnnydynell
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The Cherry Grove Archives Collection Film Festival 2026 in the @finews
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#CGACFF #queerfilmfestival @queerfilmfest
What does nudity on Fire Island really mean?
After twenty years photographing Fire Island, I've been asked this question countless times. Most people assume it's about sex or exhibitionism. It isn't.
#FireIsland #CherryGrove #FireIslandPines #LGBTQ
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For more than two decades, I've documented New York City's LGBTQ+ communities through photography—from the energy of queer nightlife and Pride celebrations to the beaches and boardwalks of the Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove
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For two decades, I've been documenting the beauty, freedom, and spirit of Fire Island through my lens.
Whether you're discovering Fire Island for the first time, have spent a summer there, or simply appreciate photography, I invite you to explore it here:
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Toñita, dueña del Caribbean Social Club en Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sirvió un trago a Bad Bunny durante el intermedio de la Super Bowl, un momento que la lanzó a la fama.
La entrevistamos en Boulevard con Loreto Larunbe (a partir de 2:00:00): guau.eus/m/137282