Collected Item: “Manifesting love”
Your Name
Francisca
Your Pronouns
She
Instagram handle, if any
Fllv25
Work Title
Manifesting love
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
2025
[Image Rights] Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
[Eligibility] The Curve Photo Contest proudly centers and uplifts people who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and nonbinary people. Please share how you self-identify, using language that feels most accurate to you. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.)
Bisexual
[Artist Statement] Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement OR answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..." (Max. 100 words)
The photo was taken after a Christian wedding, where heterosexual marriage is what is considered “proper” by certain religions. This photo is a statement of intent: I am not like your molds, and I am not afraid to show it for everyone to see. It is a kiss that transgresses the limits of what was socially accepted at that moment, to say, “Here we are, and this is how it will always be.”
[Visual Description] Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags."
In the photo, you can see two women dressed for a special occasion, expressing their feelings. The building in the background creates a contrast between the new and the old. The kiss is positioned according to the rule of thirds to create greater impact and draw the viewer’s eye toward them.
[Agreement] In the event that you win the 2026 Curve Photo Contest, do you consent to having your photograph printed for the sole purpose of displaying at The Curve Foundation's one-day event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) during Lesbian Visibility Week? The Curve Foundation will cover printing costs, but will not cover costs for mailing the print after the event ends.
Yes
[Agreement] Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve Archive and Curve Quarterly?
Yes
[Agreement] By checking 'I understand' below, I acknowledge that this contest upholds values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and I confirm that my submission does not contain anti-LGBTQ+ or other discriminatory, hateful, or exclusionary content.
I understand