Collected Item: “Janaya At Home”
Your Name
Izzy Davison
Your Pronouns
They/Them
Instagram handle, if any
@bizzy.bean
Work Title
Janaya At Home
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
2024
[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.)
Nonbinary Lesbian
[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 last year I lived in Brooklyn I photographed a lot of my Queer friends either in their homes or public spaces to create a document of our lives. I wanted the images of Janaya to feel intimate and personal, so we took them in her bedroom. I find that as Queer people, the significance of having a home and space to call our own often has a deep meaning, and what we do in and with this space can convey a lot about who we are. The double exposure was accidental, but It ended up being one of my favorite photos from the series because it fused Janaya with her work in a way that melds her image and the image she’s painting into one. The painting behind her is of our mutual friend Ajay, which added an extra layer of familiarity and connection between us and our lives in New York.
[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."
A double exposure of a woman sitting on a stool in front of an unfinished colorful portrait painting.
[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
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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