Published during Pride Week, the Basque cultural publication EuskalKultura.eus introduced koitz Gay Fire Island to readers in Europe, highlighting the photographer's journey from Iruña to New York and his long-standing commitment to documenting LGBTQ+ life on Fire Island.
Having fun at a private party in the Fire Island Pines | koitz photographyHaving fun at a private party in Fire Island Pines, photographed by koitz, capturing LGBTQ+ nightlife, social life, and community on Fire Island.
The article presents the book as both an artistic project and a celebration of freedom, emphasizing koitz's desire to portray queer people not as stereotypes but as individuals living authentically and joyfully. It also revisits his 2015 Founders Cultural Award at the University of Southern California, where his exhibition Fire Island: Fun in the Sun was first presented.