About the Images Gallery
The Positive Exposure Images Gallery began with Rick Guidotti’s quest for a better understanding of genetic difference — and made a big splash in the world of photography. The first Positive Exposure photos appeared in a LIFE Magazine cover story entitled “Redefining Beauty,” featuring people with albinism.
Since then, Positive Exposure has photographed over 100,000 individuals at conferences, community-based initiatives, and the Gallery on NYC’s Museum Mile. Photographs have featured individuals living with a range of genetic, physical, behavioral, or intellectual difference. Ambassadors hail from everywhere in the United States and over 100 countries.
With each shoot, Positive Exposure seeks to celebrate humanity, inclusivity, and joy.
Explore the New Faces of Genetics over the years.
Note: If you’re interested in a shoot or would like to bring Positive Exposure photography to an event, reach out to us.
Phelan-McDermid syndrome (pronounced FAY-luhn mick-DUR-mid) is a rare genetic disorder involving chromosome 22 that can affect many critical functions in [...]
Potocki-Lupski syndrome (PTLS) is a genetic disorder characterized by the presence of an extra copy of a tiny portion of [...]
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a variable and complex genetic neurobehavioral disorder resulting from abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It occurs [...]
Proteus syndrome is a rare, extremely variable disorder of unknown cause that may be characterized by partial enlargement of the [...]
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, (PXE), is an inherited disorder that causes some tissue in the body to become mineralized, that is, calcium [...]
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease that causes inflammation in the body and is associated with visible signs of the inflammation [...]
Sacral agenesis, also called caudal regression syndrome (SA/CRS), is a rare congenital condition in which the lower part of the [...]
Cute Syndrome refers to SCN8A Epilepsy (also known as SCN8A DEE), a rare disorder that causes a range of symptoms [...]
Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited disorders known as sickle cell disease. It affects the shape [...]
Skeletal dysplasias are a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities of cartilage and bone growth, resulting in abnormal shape and [...]
Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder, caused by a mutation in the DHCR7 (7-dehydrocholesterol reductase) gene [...]
Smith-Magenis syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder characterized by a specific pattern of physical, behavioral, and developmental features. It is [...]
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of inherited disorders characterized by a loss of certain nerve cells called motor [...]
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) (encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis) is a congenital, non-familial disorder caused by the GNAQ gene mutation. It is characterized by [...]
Tetrasomy 18p occurs when there is an extra chromosome made of material from the short arm of chromosome 18. Tetrasomy [...]
Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive abnormalities of the head and face. Craniofacial abnormalities [...]
Trisomy 13, also known as Patau Syndrome, occurs when there is an extra copy of chromosome 13.
Trisomy 18, also known as Edward Syndrome, occurs when there is an extra copy of chromosome 18. Trisomy 18 can [...]
