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Lady Gaga photographer Tim Walker features Suffolk vicar Andrew Dotchin in National Portrait Gallery exhibition
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Fashion and celebrity photographer Tim Walker has included retired Suffolk vicar Andrew Dotchin in his new National Portrait Gallery exhibition, 'Fairyland: Love and Legends'. Known locally as the 'sandals vicar', Dotchin was photographed wearing sandals beneath his robes while conducting a same-sex blessing in 2023 for associate priests Catherine Bond and Jane Pearce, who are also featured in the display alongside notable public figures like Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Carr.
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- Photographer Tim Walker featured retired Suffolk vicar Andrew Dotchin in his National Portrait Gallery exhibition, 'Fairyland: Love and Legends'.
- The exhibition explores queer identity, community, and love, featuring activists, performers, and artists.
- Dotchin is well-known in Suffolk for wearing sandals, which he also wore beneath his robes during the portrait session.
- The portrait was captured during a same-sex blessing led by Dotchin for associate priests Catherine Bond and Jane Pearce in Felixstowe in 2023.
- Bond and Pearce also feature in the exhibition, which runs until 7 February in London.
- Dotchin's portrait hangs alongside well-known figures including Alan Carr, Sir Ian McKellen, and Sandi Toksvig.