These are photos I took of Visual AIDS volunteers Deanna and Aldrin last week while we handed out new broadsides to bars, businesses and curious people on 8th ave in Chelsea.

It was fun to see people’s playful and excited reaction to Michael Mitchell’s “Rubbers are Fun” balloons and Noah Lyon’s “Safe Sex Rules” buttons. People giggling as the penis on the balloon got bigger as they blew it up, others pinning the buttons on as they put the condoms and lube that comes with some of the broadsides in a safe place for later!

Walking in the sunshine, laughing with new friends and talking about sex- it’s a rough job but someone’s got do it!

It was my last afternoon interning at Visual AIDS and it was a powerful lasting impression on the easy, fun and ultimately powerful role art can play in HIV-prevention and AIDS awareness.